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{{Short description|2007 song by Justice}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox song | name = DVNO | cover = Justice DVNO cover art.png | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Justice (band)|Justice]] | album = [[Cross (Justice album)|†]] | released = 19 May 2008 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Electro house]] * [[nu-disco]] }} | length = 3:56 | label = {{flatlist| * [[Ed Banger Records|Ed Banger]] * [[Because Music|Because]] }} | writer = {{flatlist| * Mehdi Pinson * Gaspard Augé * Xavier de Rosnay }} | producer = [[Justice (band)|Justice]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Justice (band)|Justice]] | type = single | prev_title = [[D.A.N.C.E.]] | prev_year = 2007 | title = DVNO | year = 2007 | next_title = Phantom Pt. II | next_year = 2007 }} {{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDsLRQg_g4 "Justice - DVNO (Official Video)"] at [[YouTube]]}} }}

"'''DVNO'''" is a song by French [[electronic music]] duo [[Justice (band)|Justice]] from their debut album ''[[Cross (Justice album)|Cross]]''. The song was released on 19 May 2008 in the United Kingdom. The song was added to [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]'s B List playlist.

==Background== The vocalist featured in the song is Mehdi Pinson from the band Scenario Rock, under the [[pseudonym]] of DVNO. According to [[Xavier de Rosnay]], the title of the song stands for "Divino", which refers to "In every suburb of the world, in every city, there’s always a nightclub called El Divino... Clubs where you have to wear a white shirt to get in."<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2008 |title=New Justice Single |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/new-justice-single/ |access-date=16 May 2025 |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref>

==Music video== Directed by [[So Me|So-Me]], [[Yorgo Tloupas]], and Machine Molle,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://machinemolle.com/ |title=Machine Molle |website=machinemolle.com |others=In the section "Music Videos" |access-date=14 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419003426/http://www.machinemolle.com/ |archive-date=19 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the music video is a highly stylized partial lyric video, featuring portions of the song's lyrics in the form of famous animated company logo graphics from the era of [[Scanimate]] and early CGI. Notable featured company logos are those of [[Channel 4]], [[NBC]], [[PBS]], [[HBO]], [[Sony]], [[Sega]], [[Cannon Films]], [[20th Century Fox]], [[CBS/Fox Video]], and [[Universal Pictures]], including that of sister company [[Universal Studios Theme Park|Universal Parks & Resorts]]. The final animation segment pays homage to [[Stephen J. Cannell|Cannell Entertainment]]'s [[production logo]], with duo members [[Xavier de Rosnay]] and [[Gaspard Augé]] making an appearance.

==Appearances in film and television== The song was featured in the 2007 film ''[[Hitman (2007 film)|Hitman]]'' directed by [[Xavier Gens]]. The song was also used in a commercial for the [[Discovery Channel]] in 2007, and featured as a "Web Obsession of the Week" in the edition of 14 March 2008 of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ew.com/article/2008/03/07/seven-days-entertainment-17/ |date=7 March 2008 |title=Seven days in entertainment |website=ew.com}}</ref>

==Track listing== '''12" single''' # "DVNO" ([[Justice (band)|Justice]] Remix) # "DVNO" ([[Surkin]] Remix) # "DVNO" ([[Todd Edwards|Sunshine Brothers]] Mix) # "DVNO" (LA Riots Remix) # "DVNO" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)

==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|23|artist=Justice|song=DVNO|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|France|94|artist=Justice|song=DVNO|rowheader=true}} |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dvno}} [[Category:2007 singles]] [[Category:Justice (band) songs]] [[Category:2007 songs]]