


Dre foreshadowed the wider array of influences from outside dance music that Daft Punk would channel on later records. The overwhelming majority of names on “Teachers” are pioneering house DJs and producers, but namechecks of Brian Wilson, George Clinton and Dr. But the ninth track on Daft Punk’s 1997 debut Homework shed some light on the album’s title, offering a litany of shout-outs to over 40 musicians that the duo considered themselves students of.

Most Daft Punk songs without a guest vocalist are either instrumental or feature minimal lyrics repeating one or a handful of phrases, usually run through a vocoder or other effects. It’s hard not to wonder if this is all an elaborate setup for their next triumph, but if this is indeed the end of Daft Punk, here’s a look back at their best work: Daft Punk did not foresee this songs success as they released Get Lucky as the first single from Random Access Memories just to set up Lose Yourself to. With their early singles and 1997s instant-classic debut album Homework, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter quickly won acclaim for their skill. But thanks to memorable videos, creative stage shows, and output that included film scores, remixes, and collaborations with major pop stars, Daft Punk’s uncompromising approach to dance music made them enormously successful, winning the Grammy for Album of the Year for 2013’s Random Access Memories. As they evolved from 90s French house pioneers to 2000s dance tastemakers to mainstream heroes in the 2010s, Daft Punk remained one of dance musics most iconic acts. It has average energy and is very danceable with a time signature of 4 beats per bar. The track runs 2 minutes and 53 seconds long with a F/G key and a major mode. It can also be used half-time at 62 BPM or double-time at 246 BPM. In 28 years, they only released four proper studio albums and mounted two large-scale tours. Teachers is a very happy song by Daft Punk with a tempo of 123 BPM. Daft Punk always did things their own way and kept their fans guessing, giving few interviews and never showing their faces in public, only appearing in videos or in concert in robot costumes.
