"DVNO" is an electronic dance single by the band Justice

Justice (band)

Justice is a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay . The duo is one of the most successful groups on Ed Banger Records and is managed by the label's head, Pedro Winter...

 from their album †

† (album)

†, alternatively known as Cross, is the debut album of the French electro house duo Justice, released on June 11, 2007. It was certified as Silver in the UK March 13, 2009 for sales of 60,000 copies.-Recording history:...

. According to band member Xavier de Rosnay, "DVNO" stands for "Divino". de Rosnay states, "In most suburbs of the world, in every city, there's most of the time, a nightclub called El Divino...sometimes... Clubs where you have to wear a white shirt to get in, half the time."

The vocalist featured in the song is Mehdi Pinson from the band Scenario Rock, under the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 of DVNO.

The song was featured in the 2007 film Hitman

Hitman (2007 film)

Hitman is a 2007 film directed by Xavier Gens and based on the video game series of the same name. A gun-for-hire "Hitman" is a genetically-engineered assassin known as Agent 47. He is hired by a group, 'The Organization' and becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy. He finds himself pursued by...

directed by Xavier Gens

Xavier Gens

Xavier Gens is a French film director.-Director:*Vanikoro *The Divide *Hitman *Frontier *Sable noir - short film*Au petit matin - short film*Born to Kast - short film...

. It is playing as the Hitman enters the lair of Udre Belicoff. The song was also used in a commercial for the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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 in 2007.

The song was released on May 19, 2008 in the United Kingdom and was given substantial airplay. The song was added to Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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's B List playlist.

Track listing

12" single

1. "DVNO" (Justice Remix)
2. "DVNO" (Surkin Remix)
3. "DVNO" (Sunshine Brothers Mix)
4. "DVNO" (LA Riot Remix)
5. "DVNO" (Les Petits Pilous Remix)

Music video

The song's music video is directed by So-Me, Yorgo Tloupas and Machine Molle; it features the song's lyrics turned into animated 80s-style logos of familiar companies, such as HBO, 20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

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, Turner Entertainment

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, Cannon Films, NBC

NBC

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, PBS

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, Sega

Sega

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, Audi

Audi

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, Universal Studios

Universal Studios

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 and CBS Fox Video, with band members Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé playing piano at the end. The outro is a homage to the closing logo

Production logo

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 of Stephen J. Cannell

Stephen J. Cannell

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's production company. The video was featured as a "Web Obsession of the Week" in the March 14, 2008 edition of Entertainment Weekly

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.
The video has a different ending to the song; it features Augé and de Rosnay on keyboard, while the actual song (on CD) has a slap-bass ending.

Charts

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