The History of Daft Punk

The History of Daft Punk
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Daft Punk is a French house music duo consisting of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. They started releasing music together in the mid-90's and quickly gained success with their unique blend of techno, dance, disco and rock sound. They are also famous for their costumes, which keep their faces disguised, and have been updated several times throughout the years. In this www.WatchMojo.com video, we take a look at the history of Daft Punk.

[@dissuade8814]

I like how Daft punk Makes a hit song disappears for like 10 years and comes back and does it again

[@mikemasaki8193]

and they did it BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER.

[@JulianMad]

IRIS IRIS official just like my dad

[@Pastellers]

その点灯 😂😂👏👏 ikr xd

[@rudyflores5540]

Mike Griffith Masaki you forgot harder

[@ringoaikocascade]

Daft Punk: "You know what. ONE MORE FUCKING TIME"

[@King.Science]

You're here because they broke up 😭

[@theneutralguy2317]

Yes

[@vadesnipez4564]

wait your the real one from tik tok LOL

[@vaultofcontent1599]

Yeah, they should make a reupload for the true history

[@lukamijajlovic1990]

Yup

[@markcopeland4499]

Actually I'm here to see who they are

[@littlebigspacemidge]

"Our work is, never over..." What a great way to end the video...

[@nessy3098]

FIRST!!!!!!11!1!!1!21!!!

[@willeedleman9299]

I know, right? Thats a genius way to end a video.

[@tizbiz3974]

Seems like it's over now ;_;_;_;;

[@ThyLegohood]

Sadly to say, it is, but they're music will stay

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

nice comma ya got there.

[@BiggaMyMan]

Justin Bieber: The gods sent me down here to make music Daft Punk: No we didn't

[@trvrshoe4518]

yeah I remember that meme!

[@thedubstepaddict3675]

oh my gosh ur right

[@chrisherold7728]

You mea:n, Justin Bieber: the gods of music sent me hear to make music. Daft Punk: No we didn't send anyone

[@epicjoeman8685]

+TheBiggaproductions omg yass

[@TheWumbler]

10/10 would comment again

[@beckettandrews4602]

R.I.P. Daft Punk is Now Retired after 28 great years We'll surely miss you 1993-2021

[@GAB-treze]

1993-forever

[@JojiniChazz]

When watchmojo was actually good

[@keenan9084]

Solongago

[@itz_sayd2231]

JojiniChazz have

[@itz_sayd2231]

JojiniChazz I mean hahahahahaha

[@isaiahlawrence9870]

JojiniChazz was waiting on this comment

[@Oozie_eSt]

JojiniChazz still a

[@carnifexx]

2:01 Daft Punk alive 1997 4:06 Daft Punk alive 2007 ~ ~ "Daft Punk alive 2017" make it happen DP! pretty please?

[@toastwrld1365]

I think it is. they hit the studio with The Weeknd recently :)

[@botduncan6979]

yeah they made starboy and it great imo

[@toastwrld1365]

I don't really like it. Its not what I waited for

[@ajatakoi]

Same, they're better of without these third rate rappers

[@Pharoah2]

ajatakoi you know you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about when you call the weeknd a rapper

[@alhfgsp]

you know musicians are good when they continue to release good stuff and keep their name alive. When the music tastes changed, they changed their style along with it. Daft Punk is probably the greatest EDM duo of all time.

[@wippi7071]

alhfgsp House. Not EDM.

[@alhfgsp]

Le Berde House is a sub-genre of EDM. Electronic Dance Music is a general term to describe any music made using synthesizers and samples and assembled on a computer.

[@samuraisom636]

m sure u are a naive kid who has no idea how or when the term EDM came into existence

[@axmo-6276]

Fuck this term. EDM was invented because people couldn't make difference between house and techno lmao.

[@samuraisom636]

second that

[@tylerrandolph4436]

It's so weird to see Daft Punk without their helmets. It's like when you're little and you see Santa Clause in the mall and you accidentally see him take off his beard or something. The facade is shattered...the magic dies.

[@jackychen6261]

Dude, it's not like they are born with those helmets on their head or only started making music wearing them. So it's not that mind boggling

[@castleblack6941]

Not at all. + they're both good looking guys.

[@shrigula9457]

Well, that was 20 years ago. They look nothing like that anymore. They could be black now or something.

[@mikedisco]

Obscure reference : one of them made that song Santa Claus . Which is great !

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

I once saw Santa changing to dad suit. I don't believe in dads since then

[@dracopticon7788]

One of Music History's coolest bands!

[@DjRuccy]

Dj/Producers not a band.

[@dracopticon7788]

Ok. My bad.

[@Flustershy]

you mean one of the best and coolest

[@dracopticon7788]

Richard Keskinen Goes without saying, man! Goes without saying.

[@hh6427]

Dj Ruccy They play instruments. They are a band

[@legorigplaysmc]

Their new album 'Random Access Memories' won 5 Grammy's

[@sunburneffect]

Clever name too

[@SuperFAILMC]

Yeah aha they're great aha XD It blended all of their old songs

[@bohelton4511]

I really like that album 10/10

[@jermainereid1688]

I love to daft punk

[@Djuro.Celebic]

The last album was their best album and cherry on the top on their music carer :D

[@cpt_anthony]

I can't watch this without crying now I am so sad these guys made my childhood and now I won't be able to see them live . Long Live Daft Punk 1993-2021

[@matthewtaz7774]

now I wanna watch tron legacy just to see daft punk

[@zero-fj3pj]

Same

[@Cat-cq1st]

TRON Legacy is such an awesome movie, I just saw it

[@zeezy6691]

Exactly

[@Cat-cq1st]

***** Seen that movie aswell, really liked it :)

[@MiniMangoIRL]

Ikr? xD

[@TheOgAntiChrist]

RIP daft punk. Your music will live on for generations

[@jojoTyme]

now they are more famous than ever!!!

[@michaelmorales1475]

yash chaudary Even more now

[@jaybarot7200]

@@michaelmorales1475 Even more now

[@daisbelief]

Jay Barot even more now

[@Exictly]

@@daisbelief They disbanded.

[@kaygirl2016]

Don't forget that comedy video where those comedians posed as them. Burger Nugget Nugget Burger.

[@samuelquinteros2977]

But those guys are fake cuz "Guy" was supposed to be shorter then "Thomas"

[@kaygirl2016]

Samuel Quinteros I know. I said that they were comedians posing as Daft Punk. I'm perfectly aware that they're not actually Daft Punk.

[@samuelquinteros2977]

Good to know the world is still awesome

[@richardtrickydicknixon173]

Burger, Nuggets, nuggets, burger. What are you doing ? Oh, just singing...

[@kaygirl2016]

The Chocolate Lab Burger nuggets nuggets burger Those aren't the lyrics They're "Harder Better Faster Stronger"

[@heatofthedisco]

it's actually a vocoder

[@imperfekt4466]

Yes

[@TheDJT418]

No it’s not.

[@daftfan121]

Yup, always get that part wrong

[@felixrivera9380]

It’s not, there is studio footage of them using a talkbox

[@daftfan121]

@@felixrivera9380 they use both, but hey use more vocoder since it give a more robotic sound, check out the digitech vocoder, I'm a 100%that's one of the many vocoders they use

[@kitty21elly]

anyone else watching this and feeling really emotional? 😭😂 i am just really proud of them? they are such incredible artists and i am happy that they are french too! 😍🇫🇷

[@goose3246]

De très grand artiste ! Dommage qu'il ne fasse plus de performance en live

[@bakpfeife2224]

i agree... but not to the last part.

[@kitty21elly]

Luna gee thanks Luna, happy new year to you too!

[@douche_bag]

beoeb bsisb butthurt moron on the internet

[@personaloffense]

Luna says the person who randomly selected him to let out your self hate on

[@trstew5]

Hey Daft Punk, one more time?

[@exaii280]

zumm 12345 that one is bad harder better faster stronger is better

[@vaingloryplayer4001]

zumm 12345 lol nice joke

[@psycholad1170]

wow that guy get lucky

[@uz8587]

pls do a tour around the world.

[@zombirizen]

Thomas Stewart Why not do a Rock?

[@shastapineberry]

Daft punk needs to make a return in 2017

[@DutchFakeTuber]

Can be a fake site, we'll need to wait for their answer on the 27th of october.

[@bubbalance1]

they don't have any plans to tour :(

[@DutchFakeTuber]

Lance Smith Just believe...

[@bubbalance1]

DutchFakeTuber i just saw they don't have any plans to tour

[@DutchFakeTuber]

Lance Smith :/

[@Ezra_Nyx]

Loved these guys since my childhood! Nearly 20 years later, I still have a playlist and CDs all over my room.

[@Mullehus]

If they had concealed their face ever since the beginning. It would have been so much more awesome. The mystery of the Daft. Anybody could be Daft Punk. And nobody could be Daft punk!. Let that sink in a little

[@shrigula9457]

It's been 20 years, probably more, since their faces have been seen. They could be black or something now for all we know.

[@ccclr]

Gamer nah there are clips of them at an airport they’re still humans and still white lmao

[@lyingpancake95]

It's always great to learn about such influential artists :)

[@deaderthendead041]

If I could meet daft punk in real lifr, I could die with no regrets, I have been listening to faft punk since i was 12, they have consistently been one of my all time favorute groips of all time, I start every day withb da funk, and digital love

[@v-mekka144]

Time for an update!

[@calvarezchile]

Yes... where's random access memories ?

[@AlexO-sx6ff]

This doesn't even do justice to the legacy of Daft Punk up to 2010.

[@mad4396]

Yes.. Time for an update....

[@Digging4AnswersOfficial]

WHY DID YOU SHOW ME THEIR FACES YOU RUINED THE MAGIC

[@virusvenom4647]

Digging4Answers omg foreals!

[@skarm4351]

I'm gonna kill myself because the magic is ruined but before I do that I'm gonna try to forget what they look like by staring at a picture of them wearing their helmets just so I don't have to kill myself

[@finalflash98]

you could imagine them as androids.

[@seidoukan]

ALL OF US FANS NEED TO GET WORKING HELMETS AND WEAR THEM IN PUBLIC TO SEE HOW MANY THERE ARE

[@averageillegalmemesdealer]

Agreed!

[@fatimahernandez2895]

I'm in!

[@fattyisgodly5848]

any idea how much those fuckers cost? i will do it if u buy em!

[@seidoukan]

lol

[@BoomBoomPowed]

I'm in but your buying those things cost ALOT.

[@daftlove2858]

I fucking love Daft Punk

[@nb4315]

I think we need a new update video

[@Tcwilliams07]

Interstella 5555 changed my life when I watched it on Toonami's special edition midnight run

[@TuomioK]

And little did anyone know how they came out with goddamn Random Access Memories! It is such an AWESOME Record!

[@Monetic]

You know this video was posted on 6 Dec. 2010 and Random Access Memories were released in May 2013, maybe that's the reason why there is no information about that.

[@TuomioK]

Oh really? Don't you get that I knew that! Can't you really read out of my comment that I was aware of that? Little did they know THEN that Daft Punk would make their best work in the future. That is what I meant.

[@Monetic]

Sorry I am not that skilled in english

[@samuelalphabet5360]

Monetic It's not your fault, I have been speaking English my whole life and I can see no way anybody could read their comment and realize they were aware of what you pointed out.

[@TuomioK]

43games What the hell seriously? In my original post there stands: "Little DID anyone know" which clearly states that no one KNEW that Random Access Memories would be out some day in the future. I am clearly referring to the past in my original post.

[@Kelly99844]

I love Daft Punk so much

[@scabZable]

same, do you know "touch" ?

[@LegoMyachi]

My favorite song off of R.A.M. is "Motherboard", I just love the clean and pleasant sound

[@JaidenRMA]

Now they split up

[@JaidenRMA]

😓

[@MrTommyIgaz]

Bravo, watchmojo. This was a phenomenal video of a very iconic group and you did not disappoint. Great dialogue, great clips, and a clever way to end. Tip of the hat

[@vforversatile]

Who’s here after they announced that they will split?

[@asteroid939]

Ey

[@GunnarHenderson2]

I will miss them

[@liebygirl5160]

PLEASE UPDATE THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!

[@JPToys97]

+Lieby Girl 5 years after this video and the Robots are still kicking ass!!! glad im not the only one that felt that they should update this !

[@liebygirl5160]

Hell yes. Whatever happened to the fact that they won another Grammy 5 years later? Or that they made another number one hit after taking a break?

[@aidenyuhasse643]

They also added a piece of trash to their band :(

[@liebygirl5160]

I'm not a huge Pharrel Williams fan myself but I liked the other songs they wrote like Instant Crush, which has a good beat. The music video to it though is so haunting.

[@godfather00cz]

+Lieby Girl yes please! lot of goin on topped with RAM album

[@UnframedGamers]

Daft Punk is god. They are the ones who are responsible for the beautiful music of this world... So good.

[@brianwashed251]

This great video needs to be updated.

[@weirdTedE91]

Gotta say Alive 2007 is my favourite album of theirs. Also, I'm pretty sure when the text said "Stronger: Kanye West" the song actually playing was Derezzed from TRON Legacy...

[@cletus5229]

Nah man Discovery was the best

[@nerminc.1713]

And then RAM happened.

[@jackflynn8601]

Nermin C. this was posted 2010 RAM came out in 2013

[@squidhater]

Nicole Aguilar hmmm...

[@heligon4674]

Your profile picture tho

[@IsaFinchelLove]

The Tron Legacy soundtrack is a masterpiece that deserves more recognition

[@zakekski]

I like how this was in my recommendations after their split up

[@waldii964]

lol

[@geekgod420]

Great video! I love Daft Punk. Probably the first band I really loved.

[@vampiricus]

So do I. They are fantastic.

[@kirilpougatch5451]

LOL

[@Anurag-xd2ik]

who's here after they split up 😔

[@Manilck]

Absolute legends, will never forget them!

[@Databat123]

I want thoses hats they were wearing im jealous :P

[@radbeast5843]

Well the helmets cost about 7.2 thousand dollars

[@Richyman397]

hats?! HATS?! FUCKING CHRIST, HATS?!?! ITS A MOTHERFUCKING HELMET!!

[@TheAutumnEmpire]

Rad Beast I'd still buy it

[@TheAutumnEmpire]

I love you forever

[@Hylian1seven]

What hat?

[@TailsTheFox31]

Who Da Funk is Daft Punk anyway. I only knew them as the robot guys but I guess they're Human After All. This video was Too Long to watch anyway. I'm trying to make puns. Am I Doin' It Right?

[@bumhole]

You may even see them Face to Face.

[@davecummins82]

Spika700 how would he see them face to face there superheros maybe sometime in his prime time life he could but he would need some kind of technologic but hey how about another pun just one more time for the road Robot rock could not put that in a sentence.

[@dsyms9826]

Wow guys really whats with all the puns? It's like you're showing Digital Love to the internet oh whatever I guess it's Something About Us. So yeah But really guys Daft Punk is awesome When people ask who Da Funk they are I'm all Technologic and shove headphones in there ears and wait until they Get Lucky with the music I don't know Just whenever You listen to Daft Punk you Lose Yourself To Dance but it would be the Prime Time Of Your Life to get Face To Face and in Contact with the robots what am I saying they're Alive and Human After All but you won't be able to Touch them you'll have to get Aerodynamic and go Around The World to meet them because they're always making Robot Rock those what Steam Machines yeah but seriously with there Motherboard they know The Game Of Love and how to make Emotions On/Off you'll just wanna Make Love anyways this comment is Too Long I should stop and play this video One More Time because it flew over my head like a Phoenix

[@ffucknate]

They human they like custumes cuz they u kno probably shy?

[@jamesjurach7275]

make a pun one more time

[@megangilchrist4937]

Thank you, Tron: Legacy, for introducing me to this amazing band!

[@HERNY007]

History of daft punk in only 4 min? Are u kidding me?????

[@lavrenzo84]

TRON movie ! .Thats why Im here ;] MASTERPIECE

[@MrBirdyPlays]

I'm French Canadian and this band is just awesome

[@BoomFiz]

the robot in technologic is creepy.

[@jamonzoidberg5777]

Boom Fiz that robot is chucky

[@Michelle-zu9fl]

+Jamon Zoidberg wow, lol, coincidence

[@jalapinoy3790]

ikr

[@dudelolwot]

I wish I was at their concerts now.. It looks so amazing :D

[@nomahlubigumede]

Same😭😭

[@krangus2776]

You fuckers tryin' to tell me these guys aren't actual robots?

[@snipeshotgamer]

They are human after all sooooo

[@ThatInformalDude]

sush a shame their new album with synth grandfather Moroder wasnt out when mojo made this vid

[@shr00mski]

If the dude was trying to say their names right in French, he should have pronounced Bengalter's name as TO-MAH, not Tomassss

[@tky309]

If u like daft punk whatch the whole film of Tron legacy

[@rafilefou]

no of you like daft punk watch "Daft Punk unchained"

[@juandamianmorales3122]

+Rafi Lam if u like daft punk wacth interstella 5555

[@gpfedalto]

well let's wait for Alive 2017 and then WatchMojo team can update this ;)

[@lookslikeEzio]

I hate to burst your bubble, but alive 2017 propably won't happen. I want it as much as the next person, but the chances are slim, to say the least. We haven't heard anything of the ever since ram released.

[@Alex-hq3nd]

+CaptainFedora I think they should do Random Access Memories 2017

[@subiiegaming8372]

I always thought daft punk was japanese because they had anime in a lot of there videos, had no clue they were french

[@tonafirnges7971]

SubiiE Gaming isn't it funny how masks can hide the truth. people see and believe what they want to see. Enlightenment comes from knowing and listening to the music without sight. I know the secret ❤️👌...

[@Koronesuki1313]

You surely are a kid. Their hit 'One More Time' back in 2000 was my secret groove song.

[@FroddeB]

I think you should've mentioned how daft punk actually was saved because of their 2006-2007 tour and alive album. It was going down hill for them for almost a decade and the people rediscovered the evolved daft punk. It's quite amazing. Coachella would've been their last outing.

[@paulengle5784]

Was that because Human After All received mixed reviews?

[@duck484]

4:45 at least they will in our hearts

[@twltheakumaandoni9025]

This is an awesome video, that I have re-watched a couple times. Great to know the history of one of my favorite bands.

[@condie4085]

Yup I'm here bcuz of their farewell announcement

[@Neri21chan]

You need to update this video. As Daft Punk rocked the 2014 Grammy's!!!!

[@elektropassgo]

It's 2016, PLEASE GIVE THIS VIDEO AN UPDATE!! And be sure to include their documentary 'Daft Punk Unchained.' :)

[@gpfedalto]

just wait more one year for Alive 2017 and then they can update ;)

[@mad4396]

2021 last update. Then never again.....

[@Koronesuki1313]

anyone over the age of 17 definitely heard 'One More Time' of Daft Punk. And that was broadcasted in almost all radio stations back then.

[@wumbosaurus9121]

This is honestly the one of WatchMojo's best videos that I have ever seen.

[@meborez]

i grew up with them. i hope they will make music for another 20 years :D

[@focusly4591]

One of them died

[@yee8625]

+focusly STFU

[@focusly4591]

Yee ikr

[@xermy1648]

+focusly Nah it's not true. I don't know where you've read or heard this, but it is most likely untrue.

[@focusly4591]

+Dank Child lel

[@conpa18dany]

I love sci-fi, robots, and all kinds of weird shit! I love daft punk

[@Mrfettt]

This needs to be updated because well you know

[@supergamerxda.k.azabuza4031]

My favorite musical duo

[@ChrisX553]

Robot Voice: OUR WORK IS NEVER OVER

[@MrShonje]

I like that they put that in the end. Daft Punk is timeless!

[@44neelakandasarmak99]

Who's here after the epilogue ?

[@nicnames8396]

I really came back to a watchmojo video from 10 years ago on my own

[@takihendrix]

I watched the beginning and turned away every time they showed their faces. It cannot be unseen, so I am just trying to forget!

[@nicolaswalli4722]

RAM and 2013 Grammys. Now.

[@user-cb6ne9vo7f]

I like the gold colored helmet

[@briaormead4239]

gogo nogo Wait I tought thomas had gold one

[@afgansk2548]

Their work is never over..

[@sandhu7909]

DAFT PUNK has risen to a level where no other Producer ever has.

[@dozzylmao1253]

Anyone here after their retirement?

[@xxbleedzxx2386]

Who’s here after they split

[@meissophie]

please make Part 2 of this.. Merci !

[@daftdavidh1016]

Thats why i like mojo

[@jmanuiopyt3823]

THEY WERE IN TRON? omg

[@kcbehrens]

And then Random Access Memories and after that featured in Starboy

[@Alberto_Cavalcante]

and many more happened since then. Very informative, thanks

[@lb_collector]

i'm not sure why i just love this video keep watching it all the time :S

[@samualiam9981]

The only bad move Daft Punk ever made: Working with Kanye West.

[@bcharles1009]

+Samual Iam And then him stealing all the credit for himself

[@polo8069]

Anyone knows what happenned to daft punk they're not making music anymore :(

[@danielmullins9953]

They always take 3-4 years to make a album but they'll probably release one next year and tour for Alive 2017

[@invaderzem6534]

coming out with alive 2017

[@nicolasfernandez9437]

They need to update this, random access memories was one of their most influential albums that helped some stars rise to fame as well as some to the spotlight

[@joolFSheelflip]

can't get enough of them, my head keeps screaming "One More Time!" LOL

[@thedubstepaddict3675]

I just discovered that in 2015 lol

[@jcthang4443]

Same :)

[@mr.random1276]

Same

[@godfather00cz]

+aviationXXXtreme me 2016!!! I am from future... or dumbass :D

[@jcthang4443]

I think you are dumbass ......like me :v

[@acepilotmonkeygaming9530]

+Lukáš Smiga aviation is better than cars like f18 737

[@nievesofficial]

Daft Punk is planning something amazing, I just know they are, I'm not sure we'll be able to handle the amazingness

[@rockmasterdjriz7776]

everyone watch daft punks "where they got there samples" video..youd be amazed how they chop to shreds billt joel and barry manilo..its kind of upsetting that we think they performed all there tracks n find out its. mostly samples..but done so ingeniously..they are awesome all i gotta say..daft punk rules

[@useradmin7543]

Check out "Cola Bottle Baby","More Spell on you","Who's been sleeping in my bed", "Release the beast" and we'll.. The list goes on all these song were made in the 70s and are the sampled songs.

[@vladciomirtan8568]

Hey b0ss, can i have an ALIVE 2017 pls?PLS

[@xxdylanxxgraal623]

Vlad Ciomirtan gimme the p0ssy b0ss

[@oceanbacon3899]

Pharrell is a great artist but I feel he didn't "introduce" them back to everybody. I think it just introduced them back to mainstream media. Their a great band on their own and Pharrell kick started them but a lot of their songs on Random Access Memories are amazing and I feel they didn't get as much attention publicly.

[@anonynonynonynonynonynony]

Pharrell didn't kickstart them, they kickstarted Pharrell

[@guyg6599]

AS1196 yeah most everyone i know had never heard of pharrell untill get lucky, but everyone knows daft punk.

[@MrShonje]

Daft Punk became immensely popular since Discovery era at least, if someone tells you Pharrell kickstarted their career he hasn't been around for a long time. Everyone has heard One More Time once in their life or else you'd be living in a cave. I've heard people complaining Daft Punk won the album of the year grammy instead of Taylor Swift using the excuse "they haven't been around as long as Taylor", excuse me? they've been working for 2 decades and more! They just like their privacy. In an interview Thomas explained they liked having a private life and at the same time disappearing for a long time and appearing out of nowhere, making a big surprise they also do it for tour. They like keeping mysteries.

[@Nastikss]

valar morghulis well, to be fair, Pharrell actually HAS been around for awhile just maybe not for as long as Daft Punk but I remember him from N.E.R.D. era at least. I loved their "She Wants To Move" song and it was released 10 years ago.

[@MrShonje]

Nastikss I'm not denying Pharrell had some popularity on his own, I'm just saying Pharrell didn't kickstart Daft Punk's career. They worked hard by themselves to be recognized without his help waaay before Get Lucky.

[@MrNiceguy3210]

Hearing all these amazing songs and thinking "they were the ones behind these songs?" Amazing. Even people who liked Get Lucky were amazed to find that they made all these awesome techno songs.

[@justaguythatlikesanime4247]

I just realized that this video 10 years old great video quality that I didn't notice untill I saw the comments