The Veldt (deadmau5 Vs. Eric Prydz Edit)

The song was inspired by a short sci-fi story written by Ray Bradbury, and was created by Deadmau5 during a 22 hour live streaming session. It was posted on Youtube on April 20th 2012.

Unknown singer Chris James fell in love with the song as Deadmau5 developed the tune on live stream. He recorded his vocal take of the track and tweeted it to the Canadian electronic artist, who liked it to such an extent that he decided to use Chris's vocals for the final release, which was released on May 7, 2012 on Deadmau5's label, Mau5trap.

American writer Ray Bradbury's tale of a family living in a futuristic home with a virtual reality room was published originally as "The World the Children Made" in the September 23, 1950 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It was later republished in the anthology The Illustrated Man as "The Veldt" the following year.