What is Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox Album | name = Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites | type = ep | artist = [[Skrillex]] | cover = | released = October 22, 2010 | recorded = 2010 | genre = [[Dubstep]], [[electro house]] | length = 44:02 | language = [[English language|English]] | label = [[Big Beat Records (Atlantic Records subsidiary)|Big Beat Records]] | producer = Bare Noize, [[Foreign Beggars]], [[Noisia]], [[Skrillex]], [[Zedd (producer)|Zedd]] | Reviews = | prev_title = [[My Name Is Skrillex]] | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[More Monsters and Sprites]] | next_year = 2011 }} '''''Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites''''' is the second [[Extended play|EP]] by [[Americans|American]] [[electronic music]] producer, [[Skrillex]]. ''Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites'' was released on October 22, 2010. Skrillex said that he recorded the EP in 2010 at his apartment using a laptop.<ref>{{cite web|title=VIDEO: Skrillex responds to the haters in neontapedeck interview|url=http://neontapedeck.com/?p=2254|publisher=neontapedeck|accessdate=2013-01-30}}</ref> The EP and song's name was inspired from the 1980 [[David Bowie]] album and song ''[[Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/skrillex-scary-monsters-nice-sprites-ep-anniversary-8481434/|accessdate=August 18, 2023|title=Skrillex’s ‘Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites’ EP Turns 8, Exemplifies the Peak of a Moment|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> The EP won two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]] at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] for Best Dance Recording and for Best Dance/Electronica Album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/54th-annual-grammy-awards|accessdate=August 18, 2023|title=54th Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees|publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]}}</ref> The EP also received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached #49 on the [[Billboard 200]] as well as #1 on the [[Billboard Heatseekers Albums]] chart. ==Songs== {{tracklist |title1=Rock n' Roll (Will Take You to the