# Skrillex — Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Skrillex’s Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010) is No. 9 in our Dubstep ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 2010
- **Label:** Big Beat
- **On one list:** Dubstep
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Skrillex](https://waxonia.com/artist/skrillex/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/skrillex--scary-monsters-and-nice-sprites/

## What we say

### No. 9 in [Dubstep](https://waxonia.com/genre/dubstep/)

Included because pretending otherwise is dishonest: this is what the word came to mean for most of the planet. The London original and the American mutation share a tempo and almost nothing else.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Skrillex%20Scary%20Monsters%20and%20Nice%20Sprites) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw)

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