Boneless (song)


"Boneless" is a song by American DJ/record producer Steve Aoki, British DJ/record producer Chris Lake, and German DJ/record producer Tujamo, courtesy of and in association with the original producer and composer Aid Vllasaliu. Named after the skateboarding trick of the same name, it was released on August 23, 2013, by Dim Mak Records and Ultra Records. The single received success through various dance charts in Europe; it peaked on the overall singles charts at number 49 in Germany, number 42 in Austria and number 44 in Belgium. A vocal version of the song featuring American rapper Kid Ink was released the following year.
Artistic gymnasts Angi Cipra and Ellie Downie have used the song for their floor music, with Downie winning the all-around at the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships while performing to the track.
The song also appeared in an Alexander Wang fashion show in September 2014.
It has also been used by the Atlanta Braves as a home run song.

Music video

The music video for "Boneless" was recorded at and takes place in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. In the video, Chris Lake and Steve "Benihana" Aoki star as the heads of two different skate gangs known as "The Rampants" and "The Dimmaks". The two groups have a skate-off. The video was directed by Peter Falloon a.k.a. The Bear, who worked with Monument Media to deliver the 1980s skater-inspired video.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Hungary 35

Delirious (Boneless)

A vocal version of the song, entitled "Delirious ," was released on June 3, 2014, as the second single from Steve Aoki's second studio album Neon Future.I. This version features rapper Kid Ink and was co-written by Erin Beck, Whitney Phillips, Jenson Vaughan, and Aid "Valsal" Vllasaliu. The song was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 film Step Up: All In, the song was also featured on the 2015 film Furious 7. The song was featured in the 2017 film Smurfs: The Lost Village and the 2019 film Men in Black: International. The song was also featured in the trailer and TV spots of the 2016 film War Dogs, the 2017 film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and the 2022 film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. In 2024, Aoki accompanied by the Japanese air-dance group AIRFOOTWORKS performed a routine to the song at the grand finale of the 19th season of talent show competition America's Got Talent.

Music video

A year after the original song's release, the official lyric video for "Delirious " was published on YouTube on August 27, 2014. The "Delirious" version was also given its own music video, which was directed by and published to YouTube on October 9.