{{Infobox song | name = Byte | cover = Byte_Martin_Garrix_Brooks.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Martin Garrix and Brooks | album = | released = 7 April 2017 | recorded = 2017 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Future bounce|future house}} | length = 4:45 | label = {{hlist|Stmpd|Epic Amsterdam|Sony Netherlands}} | writer = {{hlist|Martijn Garritsen|Thijs Westbroek}} | producer = {{hlist|Martin Garrix|Brooks}} | chronology = Martin Garrix | prev_title = Scared to Be Lonely | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = There for You | next_year = 2017 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Brooks | type = single | prev_title = On Our Own | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Jetlag | next_year = 2017 | title = Byte | year = 2017 }} }} "'''Byte'''" is a song by Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Brooks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/martin-garrix/news/dua-lipa-scared-to-be-lonely-acoustic/|title=Martin Garrix Is Dropping TWO Surprise New Songs This Friday!|date=4 April 2017|work=Capital|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edmsauce.com/2017/04/06/martin-garrix-brooks-byte-stream/|title=Martin Garrix Releases "Byte" Featuring Brooks, Stream Here|last=Stevo|date=2017-04-06|website=EDM Sauce|access-date=2017-04-07}}</ref> It was released on 7 April 2017, via Garrix's record label Stmpd Rcrds and Sony.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://promotionmusicnews.com/brooks-martin-garrix-byte|title=Brooks Teams With Martin Garrix on "Byte"|last=Dela Cruz|first=Nick|date=2017-04-03|work=Promotion Music News|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7751405/martin-garrix-new-tracks-friday|title=Martin Garrix to Drop Two New Tracks on Friday|last=Shouneyia|first=Alexa|date=4 April 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref>
== Background == Garrix debuted the song at the 2017 Ultra Music Festival in Miami. He revealed a snippet of the song on Snapchat one day prior to the festival, and on Instagram several months ago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edmsauce.com/2017/03/24/martin-garrix-brooks-byte/|title=Martin Garrix To Debut New Song With Brooks At Ultra Music Festival|last=Stevo|date=2017-03-24|website=EDM Sauce|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://weraveyou.com/2017/04/martin-garrix-scared-acoustic-new-track/|title=Martin Garrix to release "Scared To Be Lonely" acoustic version and new track on Friday {{!}} We Rave You|last=Goldenberg|first=Ross|date=2017-04-03|work=We Rave You|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/03/24/martin-garrix-teases-new-music-ahead-todays-ultra-festival-performance/|title=Martin Garrix Lets Slip New Collab, Purported To Premiere At Ultra Tonight|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=2017-03-24|website=Your EDM|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/03/26/martin-garrix-teases-new-song-ultra-recap-video-listen-now/|title=Martin Garrix Reveals His Next Release In Ultra Recap Video & It's An Absolute BANGER|last=Yau|first=Jeffrey|date=2017-03-26|website=Your EDM|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2017/04/04/martin-garrix-confirms-fridays-new-release-byte-brooks/|title=Martin Garrix Confirms Friday's New Release Is One We've Been Waiting For [Details]|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=2017-04-04|website=Your EDM|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref> In a tweet by Garrix, he stated he was releasing two "things" on Friday, 7 April 2017 — the song "Byte" and the acoustic version of his previous single "Scared to Be Lonely" with British singer Dua Lipa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thebanginbeats.com/2017/04/martin-garrix-release-two-tracks-friday/|title=Martin Garrix Set To Release Two New Tracks This Friday!|last=Murthi|first=Rajrishi|date=2017-04-04|work=The Bangin Beats|access-date=2017-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404160025/http://thebanginbeats.com/2017/04/martin-garrix-release-two-tracks-friday/|archive-date=2017-04-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Byte" is described as a 'return to EDM' for Garrix as his previous singles "In the Name of Love" and "Scared to Be Lonely" were seen as pop music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/martin-garrix-reveals-new-track-personal-ultra-after-movie|title=Martin Garrix reveals new track via personal Ultra after-movie|date=2017-03-27|work=DJMag.com|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref> Before its release, the song was compared to Garrix's 2014 collaboration "Tremor" with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.<ref name=":0" />
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_writing = | title1 = Byte | note1 = with Brooks | length1 = 4:45 }}
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{singlechart|Flanders Dance|23|artist=Martin Garrix & Brooks|song=Byte|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2017}} |- {{singlechart|Wallonia Dance|40|artist=Martin Garrix & Brooks|song=Byte|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 September 2017}} |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Tipparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2017/week-20|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 20, 2017|work=Dutch Top 40|language=Dutch|accessdate=13 August 2017}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| US Dance/Electronic Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/|title=Dance/Electronic Songs: The Week of April 29, 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=18 April 2017}}</ref> | 49 |}
== In popular culture == The song was used of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' of the thirty-first season in the episode "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson", where Bart played this song as a "DJ gig" to the other students.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
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