Valentino Khan Reflects on 10 Years of "Deep Down Low" and Track's Unexpected Legacy

A decade ago, Valentino Khan didn’t set out to make a hit. In the quiet hours of a January night, he crafted “Deep Down Low” in his bedroom, blissfully unaware that he was piecing together what would become one of the most inescapable club records of the decade.

Released in 2015 via Skrillex’s OWSLA imprint, the track wasn’t originally designed with dreams of mainstage greatness in mind. In Khan’s own words, his only goal was to make something his peers would play at an afterparty.

But when Miami Music Week rolled around that year, “Deep Down Low” seemingly took on a life of its own. A flood of support from superstar DJs propelled it onto global dancefloors, eventually making it the most-supported dance record for two years straight, according to 1001Tracklists.

“Whether you played it at a local bar or the main stage of Ultra, I’m eternally grateful—your love helped catapult what I was doing into a real career,” Khan said in a celebratory Instagram post.

The track’s hypnotic vocal—a warped, pitch-shifted chant that burrows deep into the brain—became its signature, a defining soundbite of mid-2010s dance music. But its surrealist music video, directed by Ian Pons Jewell, took things even further by searing its twisted energy into visual form.

Even after a decade, “Deep Down Low” remains a staple in Khan’s sets, a testament to the track’s enduring power on the dancefloor. He has invited fans to share their own memories with him on Instagram as he hints at more celebrations ahead, potentially including new remixes.

“‘Deep Down Low’ has been the gift that keeps on giving,” Khan added. “Thank you to everyone who still listens—it means the world that I can still play it live for y’all. It would be nothing without you.”

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