Editing Daft Punk (section)

==History==
===1987–1992: Early career and Darlin'===
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[[Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo]] and [[Thomas Bangalter]] met in 1987 while attending the [[Lycée Carnot]] secondary school in Paris.<ref name="MusiqueVol.1">{{cite web |url=http://www.daft-musique.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410194554/http://www.daft-musique.com/ |title=Daft Punk Musique Vol. 1 Official Website |archive-date=10 April 2006}}</ref><ref name="RFI Musique">{{cite web|title=Daft Punk |url=http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |date=3 December 2007 |publisher=[[Radio France Internationale|RFI Musique]] |language=fr |access-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729041050/http://sites.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/em/electronlibre/index.php?id=60730 |archive-date=29 July 2009 }}</ref> The two became friends and recorded demos with others from the school.<ref name="metamusique">{{cite web |url=http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |title=Daft Punk : De l'école des "raves" à Homework |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044334/http://www.metamusique.fr/2015/06/daft-punk-de-l-ecole-des-raves-a-homework.html |archive-date=29 September 2017 |website=metamusique.fr |language=fr |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="FrenchConn">{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Martin |title=French Connections: From Discotheque to Discovery |location=London |publisher=Sanctuary Publishing |date=2003 |pages=265; 267; 268 |isbn=1-86074-449-4}}</ref> In 1992, they formed the band Darlin', with Bangalter on bass, Homem-Christo on guitar,<ref name="metamusique"/><ref name="FrenchConn"/> and Laurent Brancowitz on guitar and drums.<ref name="ROBOPOP" /> The trio named themselves after the [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] song "[[Darlin' (Beach Boys song)|Darlin{{'-}}]]",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album|title=Daft Punk: the midas touch|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|date=2013-05-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> which they covered along with an original composition.<ref name="ROBOPOP" /> Both tracks were released on a multi-artist EP called ''Shimmies in Super 8'' under [[Duophonic Records]], a label owned by the London-based band [[Stereolab]], who invited Darlin' to open for shows in the United Kingdom.<ref name="ROBOPOP" />

Darlin' disbanded after around six months, having played two gigs and produced four songs. Bangalter described the project as "pretty average".<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997">{{cite web|last1=Collin|first1=Matthew|date=August 1997|title=Do You Think You Can Hide From Stardom?|url=http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016230513/http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.08/DaftPunk.a.html|archive-date=16 October 2015|access-date=6 March 2007|magazine=[[Mixmag]]}}</ref> Brancowitz formed another band, [[Phoenix (French band)|Phoenix]].<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk, using electronic instruments purchased with money Bangalter received for his 18th birthday.<ref name="Lynskey-2013">{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2013-05-18 |title=Daft Punk: the midas touch |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/19/daft-punk-release-a-new-album |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Their name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' in ''[[Melody Maker]]'' by Dave Jennings,<ref name="Raggett-2013">{{cite web|last1=Raggett|first1=Ned|date=14 May 2013|title=Blog post by Ned Raggett|url=http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022141639/http://nedraggett.tumblr.com/post/50466658963/and-why-you-ask-am-i-showing-you-this-photo-of-a|archive-date=22 October 2013|access-date=14 May 2013|work=Ned Raggett's Blog}}</ref> who dubbed their music "a daft punky thrash".<ref name="Lynskey-2013" /><ref>{{cite magazine|date=April–May 1993|title=Review of Shimmies in Super 8|magazine=Melody Maker}}</ref> The band found the review amusing.<ref name="RFI Musique" /> Homem-Christo said, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and [this name] happened so quickly."<ref name="DaftPulse">{{cite magazine|last1=Di Perna|first1=Alan|date=April 2001|title=We Are The Robots|magazine=Pulse!|pages=65–69}}</ref>

===1993–1996: First performances and singles===
[[File:Daft Punk Mixmag 1997.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.88|''[[Mixmag]]'' cover feature in August 1997]]
In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave at [[Disneyland Resort Paris|EuroDisney]] organised by the DJ [[Nicky Holloway]], where they met Stuart Macmillan of [[Slam (band)|Slam]], the co-founder of the Scottish label [[Soma Quality Recordings]].<ref name="RFI Musique" /><ref name="weeguysDP">[https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp Daft Punk in Glasgow: Slam on 'the two quiet wee guys' who used to crash on their sofa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227111831/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/daft-punk-glasgow-slam-the-19910158.amp |date=27 February 2021 }}, Jules Boyle, Glasgow Live, 24 February 2021</ref> They gave him a demo tape, which formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, "The New Wave", a limited release in 1994.<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive", which appeared on Daft Punk's first album.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=''"The New Wave"''|others=Daft Punk|year=1994|publisher=[[Soma Quality Recordings]]|location=[[United Kingdom|UK]]|type=12" vinyl liner notes|id=SOMA 14}}</ref>

Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "[[Da Funk]]". After it became their first commercially successful single, they hired a manager, [[Pedro Winter]], who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype nightclubs.<ref name="FrenchConn"/> They signed with [[Virgin Records]] in September 1996 and made a deal to license tracks through their production company, Daft Trax.<ref name="MusiqueVol.1" /><ref name="FrenchConn"/> Bangalter said that while they received numerous offers from record labels, they wanted to wait and ensure that they did not lose creative control. He considered the deal with Virgin more akin to a partnership.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809052134/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12052857|archive-date=9 August 2007 |title=Yahoo! Music Interviews|publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=30 December 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011}}</ref>

In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk performed live at various events, without the costumes they later became known for. In 1996, they made their first performance in the United States, at an Even Furthur event in [[Wisconsin]].<ref>[http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 Daft Punk, live at Even Furthur 1996] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222103035/http://www.driftglass.org/music/articles/2008/03/15/daft-punk-live-at-even-furthur-1996 |date=22 December 2008 }} driftglass.org. Retrieved 4 October 2008.</ref> In addition to live original performances, they performed in clubs using vinyl records from their collection. They were known for incorporating numerous styles of music into their DJ sets.<ref>Lisa Verrico, "Masked Groove-Riders", ''Blah Blah Blah'' (February 1997).</ref>

=== 1997–1999: ''Homework'' ===
Daft Punk released their debut album, ''[[Homework (Daft Punk album)|Homework]]'', on January 20, 1997.<ref name="weeguysDP" /> That February, the UK dance magazine ''[[Muzik]]'' published a Daft Punk cover feature and described ''Homework'' as "one of the most hyped debut albums in a long long time".<ref>Bush, C. (1997), Frog Rock, ''[[Muzik]]'', IPC Magazines Ltd, London, Issue No.21 February 1997.</ref> According to ''[[The Village Voice]]'', the album revived [[house music]] and departed from the [[Eurodance]] formula.<ref name="vv">Woods, Scott (5 October 1999). [http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ "Underground Disco?"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041512/http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-10-05/music/underground-disco/ |date=9 January 2015 }}. ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Retrieved 10 February 2012.</ref> The critic Alex Rayner wrote that it combined established club styles and the "burgeoning eclecticism" of [[big beat]].<ref name="1001albums">Rayner, Alex (2006). ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''. p. 812. New York, NY: [[Universe Publishing]]. 2006. {{ISBN|0-7893-1371-5}}. Retrieved 8 May 2012.</ref> In 1997, Daft Punk embarked on an international concert tour, [[Daftendirektour]], using their home equipment for the live stage.<ref name="Interview at Mixmag 1997" /> On 25 May, they headlined the [[Tribal Gathering]] festival at [[Luton Hoo]], England, with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] and [[Kraftwerk]].<ref>[http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm 2 Cents: Kraftwerk, Tribal Gathering] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208125456/http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/2cents/kraftwerk.htm |date=8 February 2013 }} (25 May 1997). Retrieved 7 February 2007.</ref>

The most successful single from ''Homework'' was "[[Around the World (Daft Punk song)|Around the World]]". "Da Funk" was also included on ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'' film soundtrack. Daft Punk produced a series of music videos for ''Homework'' directed by [[Spike Jonze]], [[Michel Gondry]], [[Roman Coppola]] and Seb Janiak. The videos were collected in 1999 as ''[[D.A.F.T.: A Story About Dogs, Androids, Firemen and Tomatoes]]''.

Bangalter and Homem-Christo created their own record labels, [[Roulé]] and [[Crydamoure]], after the release of ''Homework'', and released solo projects by themselves and their friends. Homem-Christo released music as a member of Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville, and Bangalter released music as a member of [[Together (French duo)|Together]] with [[DJ Falcon]] and founded the group Stardust with [[Alan Braxe]] and Benjamin Diamond. In 1998, Stardust released their only song, the chart hit "[[Music Sounds Better with You|Music Sounds Better With You]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=13 June 2018|title=Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You': Remastering & Revisiting Classic Single 20 Years Later|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|access-date=22 May 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031514/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459696/stardust-music-sounds-better-with-you-interview-remaster|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1999–2003: ''Discovery''===
Daft Punk's second album, ''[[Discovery (Daft Punk album)|Discovery]]'', was released in 2001. They said it was an attempt to reconnect with the playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood.<ref name="ROBOPOP">Chris Gill, [http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/ "Robopop"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103075925/http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/|date=3 January 2006}} (May 2001) ''Remix Magazine Online''. Retrieved 6 March 2007.</ref> The album reached No. 2 in the UK, and its lead single, "[[One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time]]", was a hit. The singles "[[Digital Love (Daft Punk song)|Digital Love]]" and "[[Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger]]" were also successful in the UK and on the US Dance Chart, and "[[Face to Face (Daft Punk song)|Face to Face]]" hit number one on the US club play charts.

''Discovery'' created a new generation of Daft Punk fans. It also saw Daft Punk debut their distinctive robot costumes; they had previously worn Halloween masks or bags for promotional appearances.<ref name="PitchforkInterview" /> ''Discovery'' was later named one of the best albums of the decade by publications including ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''<ref>{{cite web|date=2 October 2009|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 20-1|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004234842/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/2|archive-date=4 October 2009|access-date=2 October 2009|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and ''[[Resident Advisor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 January 2010|title=Top 100 albums of the '00s|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814171833/http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144|archive-date=14 August 2013|access-date=19 March 2010|work=[[Resident Advisor]]}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included it at number 236 in its list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=22 September 2020|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104145628/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/daft-punk-discovery-2-1062997/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, ''Pitchfork'' cited ''Discovery'' as the centrepiece of Daft Punk's career, "an album that transcended the robots' club roots and rippled through the decades that followed".<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2021 |title=Pitchfork Reviews: Rescored |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005140934/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Daft Punk partnered with the Japanese [[manga]] artist [[Leiji Matsumoto]] to create ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem|Interstella 5555]]'', a feature-length animation set to ''Discovery''. The first four episodes were shown on [[Toonami]] in 2001, and the finished film was released on DVD in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2021|title=Daft Punk's Anime Masterpiece, Interstella 5555, Is Here to Stay|url=https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|access-date=27 February 2021|website=CBR|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226212019/https://www.cbr.com/interstella-5555-daft-punk-anime-masterpiece/|url-status=live}}</ref> That December, Daft Punk released ''[[Daft Club]]'', a compilation of ''Discovery'' remixes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2003|title=CD: Daft Punk, Daft Club|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|access-date=27 February 2021|website=the Guardian|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202012521/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/28/popandrock.shopping4|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, Daft Punk released a 45-minute excerpt from a Daftendirektour performance as ''[[Alive 1997]]''.<ref>''[[Alive 1997]]'' ([[liner notes]]). Daft Punk. [[Virgin Records]], a division of [[Universal Music Group]]. 2001.</ref>

===2004–2007: ''Human After All'' and ''Alive 2007''===
[[File:Daft Punk 2007.jpg|thumb|Daft Punk performing on the Alive 2006/2007 tour in July 2007]]
In March 2005, Daft Punk released their third album, ''[[Human After All]]'', the result of six weeks of writing and recording.<ref>''Human After All'' liner notes (2005). Retrieved 17 December 2007.</ref> Reviews were mixed, with criticism for its repetitiveness and darker mood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=14 March 2020 |title=''Human After All'' – How Daft Punk's most maligned album warned of the perils of progress |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daft-punk-human-after-all-album-technology-bad-reviews-legacy-a9400536.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315165032/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/daft-punk-human-after-all-album-technology-bad-reviews-legacy-a9400536.html |archive-date=15 March 2020 |access-date=3 March 2021 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> "[[Robot Rock (song)|Robot Rock]]", "[[Technologic]]", "[[Human After All (song)|Human After All]]" and "[[The Prime Time of Your Life]]" were released as singles. A Daft Punk anthology CD/DVD, ''[[Musique Vol. 1 1993–2005]]'', was released on 4 April 2006. Daft Punk also released a [[remix album]], ''[[Human After All: Remixes]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Daft Punk - Human After All ~原点回帰 -Remixes- |date=17 June 2014 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5799105-Daft-Punk-Human-After-All-%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-Remixes- |access-date=3 June 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603153919/https://www.discogs.com/release/5799105-Daft-Punk-Human-After-All-%E5%8E%9F%E7%82%B9%E5%9B%9E%E5%B8%B0-Remixes- |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 May 2006, Daft Punk premiered a film, ''[[Daft Punk's Electroma]]'', at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] sidebar Director's Fortnight.<ref name="ElectromaReview">[https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=review&dept=cannes&nav=RCannes&articleid=VE1117930614&cs=1 ''Daft Punk's Electroma'' review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012191955/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=review&dept=cannes&nav=RCannes&articleid=VE1117930614&cs=1 |date=12 October 2012 }} ''Variety''. Retrieved 26 February 2007.</ref> The film does not include Daft Punk's music. Midnight screenings were held in Paris theaters from March 2007.<ref name="DaftAllocine">[http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18400301.html ''Daft Punk's Electroma'' Screenings Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209082818/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18400301.html |date=9 December 2020 }} {{in lang|fr}} allocine.fr. Retrieved 11 April 2007.</ref>

For 48 dates across 2006 and 2007, Daft Punk performed the Alive 2006/2007 world tour, performing a "megamix" of their music from a large LED-fronted pyramid. The tour was acclaimed<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=24 February 2021|title=Daft Punk Gave Us More Than Enough Time|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html|access-date=3 March 2021|website=Vulture|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303222612/https://www.vulture.com/article/essay-daft-punk-breakup-tribute.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and is credited for bringing dance music to a wider audience, especially in North America.<ref name="Szatan-2021">{{Cite web|last=Szatan|first=Gabriel|date=26 February 2021|title="They left an indelible mark on my psyche": how Daft Punk pushed pop forward|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227165307/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/26/how-daft-punk-pushed-pop-forward-skrillex-erol-alkan|archive-date=27 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nabil|title=Cover Story: Daft Punk|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/|access-date=28 February 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225043233/http://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/daft-punk/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' journalist Gabriel Szatan likened it to how [[the Beatles]]' 1964 performance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' had [[British Invasion|brought British rock and roll to the American mainstream]].<ref name="Szatan-2021" />

Daft Punk's performance in Paris was released as their second live album, ''[[Alive 2007]]'', on 19 November 2007.<ref name="Spin.com">[https://www.spin.com/2007/08/exclusive-daft-punk-unveil-live-album-details-midlake-release-ep/ Exclusive: Daft Punk Unveil Live Album Details; Midlake to Release EP] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325082304/https://www.spin.com/2007/08/exclusive-daft-punk-unveil-live-album-details-midlake-release-ep/ |date=25 March 2015 }} ''Spin''. Retrieved 27 August 2007.</ref> The live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was released as a single,<ref name="Billboard">[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049888/exclusive-live-album-to-chronicle-daft-punk-tour Live Album To Chronicle Daft Punk Tour] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved 17 August 2007. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821150125/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049888/exclusive-live-album-to-chronicle-daft-punk-tour|date=21 August 2015}}</ref> with a video by Olivier Gondry comprising audience footage of their performance in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="Sideline">[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25543_0_2_0_C Daft Punk Announce Live Album] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054255/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25543_0_2_0_C |date=21 September 2013 }} side-line.com. Retrieved 31 August 2007.</ref> In 2009, Daft Punk won [[Grammy Award]]s for ''Alive 2007'' and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".<ref>{{cite web |title=51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008) |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards |access-date=27 February 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180123023512/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===2008–2011: ''Tron: Legacy''===
[[File:Djhero1.jpg|thumb|240px|Daft Punk in ''[[DJ Hero]]'']]
In 2007, [[Kanye West]] sampled "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" in his single "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]". Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the [[50th Grammy Awards]] on 10 February 2008, and performed a reworked version of "Stronger" with West at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="DaftGrammy">[https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 Daft Punk Make Surprise Grammy Appearance with Kanye West] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011212/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 |date=2 April 2016 }} ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved 10 February 2008.</ref> It was the first televised Daft Punk live performance.<ref name="DaftGrammy"/>

In 2008, Daft Punk returned to Paris to work on new material. Winter also stepped down as their manager to focus attention on his [[Ed Banger Records]] label and his work as Busy P.<ref name="Studio">[http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio Daft Punk Are Back in the Studio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113214106/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio |date=13 November 2012 }} inthemix.com. Retrieved 28 May 2008.</ref> He said later that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles. Daft Punk held their Daft Arts production office at the [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Studios]] complex in Hollywood.<ref>[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ Tron: Legacy's' orchestral score reveals a new side of Daft Punk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426082245/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ |date=26 April 2013 }}. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved 7 April 2013.</ref> Daft Punk provided new mixes for the 2009 video game ''[[DJ Hero]],'' and appeared as playable characters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=22 February 2021|title=DJ Hero was the closest thing we got to a Daft Punk game|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Polygon|archive-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223025259/https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]], it was announced that Daft Punk had composed 24 tracks for the film ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''.<ref name="ComicCon">{{cite web | title=SDCC: Comic-Con: Disney 3D Hits Hall H! |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | date=23 June 2009 | access-date=23 June 2009 | archive-date=26 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080705/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | url-status=live }}</ref> Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by [[Joseph Trapanese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culturemob.com/blog/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|title=Daft Punk's Classical Meets Cyberpunk Approach to "Tron: Legacy|website=culturemob.com|access-date=26 November 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709200700/http://culturemob.com/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|archive-date=9 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band collaborated with him for two years on the score, from pre-production to completion. The score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.<ref name="TronDisneyStudio">{{cite web|url=http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104035555/http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-date=4 November 2010|title=Disney Awards 2010: Tron Legacy|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]]|access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> [[Joseph Kosinski]], director of the film, referred to the score as a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |title='Tron Legacy' Panel Report, Fresh From San Diego Comic-Con |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |publisher=MTV |date=23 July 2009 |access-date=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061323/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |archive-date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> Daft Punk also make a cameo as disc jockey programs wearing their trademark robot helmets within the film's virtual world.<ref name="Pitchfork-2010">{{Cite web|date=6 October 2010|title=Details of Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy Cameo|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|access-date=4 October 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604083923/https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] was released on 6 December 2010.<ref name="TronSoundtrack">[http://tronsoundtrack.com/ Official website of Tron Legacy's soundtrack] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025051720/http://tronsoundtrack.com/ |date=25 October 2011 }}. Retrieved 27 September 2010.</ref> A music video for "Derezzed" premiered on the [[MTV]] Networks on the same day the album was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |title=Review of Daft Punk's 'Derezzed' Music Video |publisher=MTV |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402010628/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The video, which features [[Olivia Wilde]] as the character Quorra in specially shot footage, along with images of Daft Punk in Flynn's Arcade, was later made available for purchase from the [[iTunes Store]] and included in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. [[Walt Disney Records]] released a remix album, ''[[Tron: Legacy Reconfigured]]'', on 5 April 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|title=Disney TRON: LEGACY Hits The Grid – Tuesday, April 5th|access-date=22 February 2011|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128164328/http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, Daft Punk were admitted into the {{lang|fr|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]}}, an order of merit of France. Bangalter and Homem-Christo were individually awarded the rank of ''Chevalier'' (knight).<ref name="FR2">[http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html "Daft Punk chevaliers des Arts et des Lettres !"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211205438/http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html|date=11 December 2013}} by Laure Narlian, ''[[France 2]]'' (24 August 2010). Retrieved 7 November 2010. (French)</ref> On October of that year, Daft Punk made a surprise guest appearance during the encore of [[Phoenix (French band)|Phoenix]]'s show at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. They played a medley of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Around the World" before the song segued into Phoenix's song "1901". They also included elements of their tracks "Rock'n Roll", "Human After All", and "[[Together (Together song)|Together]]", one of Bangalter's releases as a member of [[Together (French duo)|Together]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |title=Daft Punk played w/ Phoenix @ Madison Square Garden (pics) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=20 October 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182933/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They produced [[N.E.R.D.]]'s 2010 song "Hypnotize U".<ref>{{cite web |date=9 September 2010 |title=Daft Punk Produce New N.E.R.D. Track |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003152301/http://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |archive-date=3 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

===2011–2015: ''Random Access Memories''===
[[File:RAMbillboard.jpg|thumb|right|Billboard in New York City promoting ''[[Random Access Memories]]'' in March 2013]] In 2011, [[Soma Quality Recordings|Soma Records]] released a previously unpublished Daft Punk track, "Drive", recorded while they were signed to Soma in the 1990s. It was included in a 20th-anniversary compilation of the Soma label.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Tom |last1=Breihan |access-date=28 February 2021 |title=Lost Daft Punk Track Unearthed |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/43427-lost-daft-punk-track-unearthed/ |website=Pitchfork |date=3 August 2011 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117103111/https://pitchfork.com/news/43427-lost-daft-punk-track-unearthed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012, Daft Punk provided a 15-minute mix of songs by blues musician [[Junior Kimbrough]] for [[Hedi Slimane]]'s [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] fashion show.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 October 2012|title=Daft Punk unveil new blues mix listen|url=https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/66580|access-date=10 February 2013|work=NME|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107124854/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/66580|url-status=live}}</ref> Daft Punk recorded their fourth studio album, ''[[Random Access Memories]]'', with musicians including [[Julian Casablancas]], [[Todd Edwards]], [[DJ Falcon]], [[Panda Bear (musician)|Panda Bear]], [[Chilly Gonzales]], [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]], [[Pharrell Williams]], [[Chic (band)|Chic]] frontman [[Nile Rodgers]] and [[Giorgio Moroder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44021-listen-lost-daft-punk-track-drive/|title=Listen: Lost Daft Punk Track "Drive"|work=Pitchfork|date=16 September 2011|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421012900/https://pitchfork.com/news/44021-listen-lost-daft-punk-track-drive/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGTc_KdJlc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MiGTc_KdJlc| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Paul Williams on Hit Records Nightlife Video hosted by Eddie Muentes|date=14 July 2010|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-06-12-disco-legend-talks-about-cancer-broadway-and-possible-plans-to-record-daft-punks-next-album/|title=Disco legend Nile Rodgers talks about cancer, Broadway & his Daft P... – CultureMap Houston|first=Eric|last=Sandler|work=CultureMap Houston|access-date=7 February 2012|archive-date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208050543/http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/02-06-12-disco-legend-talks-about-cancer-broadway-and-possible-plans-to-record-daft-punks-next-album/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/31745/Chic|title=Chic on|author=sarahanne|date=3 March 2012|publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308110821/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/31745/Chic|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urb.com/2012/05/25/breaking-giorgio-moroder-recorded-with-daft-punk/|title=BREAKING :: Giorgio Moroder Recorded With Daft Punk|date=25 May 2012|publisher=URB|access-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201075033/http://www.urb.com/2012/05/25/breaking-giorgio-moroder-recorded-with-daft-punk/|archive-date=1 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/field-day-festival-radio/|title=Field Day Radio &#124; Field Day Festival|date=2 June 2012|publisher=Fielddayfestivals.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128161950/http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/field-day-festival-radio/|archive-date=28 January 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> Daft Punk left Virgin for [[Sony Music Entertainment]] through the [[Columbia Records]] label.<ref name=Columbia>{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Amy |last2=Snapes |first2=Laura|title=Daft Punk Confirm Alliance With Columbia|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49696-daft-punk-confirm-signing-to-columbia/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=26 February 2013|date=26 February 2013|quote=Daft Punk have confirmed their alliance with Columbia Records. [...] The duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are due to release a new album this year, according to Nile Rodgers.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501210909/http://pitchfork.com/news/49696-daft-punk-confirm-signing-to-columbia/|archive-date=1 May 2013}}</ref>

''Random Access Memories'' was released on 17 May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Random Access Memories Daft Punk View More By This Artist|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/random-access-memories/617154241|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=13 May 2013|author=Daft Life Limited|year=2013|archive-date=3 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503123755/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/random-access-memories/id617154241|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single, "[[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|Get Lucky]]", became Daft Punk's first UK number-one single<ref>{{cite news|title=Daft Punk score first UK number one single|work=BBC News|date=28 April 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22331311|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014713/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22331311|url-status=live}}</ref> and the most-streamed new song in the history of [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Disco 2.0: Following Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', we've all caught Saturday Night Fever again|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/disco-20-following-daft-punks-get-lucky-weve-all-caught-saturday-night-fever-again-8613018.html|access-date=13 May 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=12 May 2013|first=Samuel|last=Muston|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513001343/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/disco-20-following-daft-punks-get-lucky-weve-all-caught-saturday-night-fever-again-8613018.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2013 MTV Video Music Awards]], Daft Punk debuted a trailer for their single "[[Lose Yourself to Dance]]" and presented the award for "Best Female Video" alongside Rodgers and Pharrell.<ref name="DaftVMAs">{{cite web|title=Video Music Awards – Daft Punk VMA Appearance: The Robots Finally Emerge|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713021/daft-punk-vma-2013-performance.jhtml|publisher=MTV|access-date=26 August 2013|first=Brenna|last=Ehrlich|date=25 August 2013|archive-date=29 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829084700/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713021/daft-punk-vma-2013-performance.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December, they revealed a music video for the song "[[Instant Crush]]", directed by [[Warren Fu]] and featuring Casablancas.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-melt-hearts-in-instant-crush-56196/|title=Daft Punk Melt Hearts in 'Instant Crush'|last1=Danton|first1=Eric R.|date=6 December 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=26 October 2019|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026011041/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-melt-hearts-in-instant-crush-56196/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]], ''Random Access Memories'' won the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album|Best Dance/Electronica Album]], [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]], while "Get Lucky" received the Grammy for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance|Best Pop Duo/Group Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]. Daft Punk performed at the ceremony with [[Stevie Wonder]], Rodgers, Pharrell, and the ''Random Access Memories'' rhythm players [[Nathan East]], [[Omar Hakim]], [[Paul Jackson, Jr.]] and Chris Caswell.<ref name="Grammys2014">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-and-stevie-wonder-lead-funky-disco-smash-up-at-grammys-20140126|title=Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder Lead Funky Disco Smash-Up at Grammys|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=26 January 2014|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=2 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102130501/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/daft-punk-and-stevie-wonder-lead-funky-disco-smash-up-at-grammys-20140126|url-status=live}}</ref> That night, Daft Punk hosted a large Grammys afterparty at the [[Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles)|Park Plaza Hotel]] in Los Angeles, with many celebrities and no photography allowed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=1 February 2024 |title=Ten Years Ago, Daft Punk Threw a Legendary, Star-Studded Grammy Party — and Hardly Anyone Recognized Them |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/daft-punk-star-studded-grammy-party-beyonce-1235893352/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222221315/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/daft-punk-star-studded-grammy-party-beyonce-1235893352/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=27 January 2014 |title=Grammys: Daft Punk Takes Off Helmets, Celebrates Big Wins With Star-Studded Dance Party |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammys-daft-punk-takes-helmets-674412/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

Daft Punk co-produced [[Kanye West]]'s sixth studio album, ''[[Yeezus]]'' (2013),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=6 June 2013|title=Daft Punk confirmed as co-writers of new Kanye West track 'Black Skinhead'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-585-1250868|access-date=26 October 2019|website=NME|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026011038/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-585-1250868|url-status=live}}</ref> creating the tracks "[[On Sight]]", "[[Black Skinhead]]", "[[I Am a God]]" and "[[Send It Up]]" with West.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 June 2013|title=Kanye West's Yeezus features Daft Punk, TNGHT, Justin Vernon, and Chief Keef|url=https://consequence.net/2013/06/kanye-wests-yeezus-features-daft-punk-tnght-justin-vernon-and-chief-keef/|access-date=26 October 2019|website=Consequence of Sound|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174438/https://consequence.net/2013/06/kanye-wests-yeezus-features-daft-punk-tnght-justin-vernon-and-chief-keef/|url-status=live}}</ref> They provided additional vocals for Pharrell's 2014 single "[[Gust of Wind]]".<ref>Pharrell Williams, ''G I R L'' liner notes (2014).</ref> On 10 March 2014, an unreleased Daft Punk song, "Computerized", leaked online. It features [[Jay-Z]] and contains "The Son of Flynn" from the ''Tron: Legacy'' soundtrack;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/daft-punk-computerized-ft-jay-z/ |title=Daft Punk – Computerized (Ft. Jay Z) |publisher=indieshuffle |access-date=11 March 2014 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405043408/http://www.indieshuffle.com/daft-punk-computerized-ft-jay-z/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it was once intended to be a single promoting ''Tron: Legacy'' or to serve as the end credits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/09/09/computerized-daft-punk/|title=Computerized: The Never-Before-Told Story of How Disney Got Daft Punk For TRON Legacy|last=Disney|first=Oh My|date=9 September 2016|website=Oh My Disney|access-date=28 April 2020|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031220/https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/09/09/computerized-daft-punk/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song was never used in the final version of the film. In April 2015, Daft Punk appeared in a short tribute to Rodgers as part of a documentary on his life, ''Nile Rodgers: From Disco to Daft Punk''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Camp|first1=Zoe|title=Daft Punk Make Tribute Video for Nile Rodgers|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/58497-daft-punk-make-tribute-video-for-nile-rodgers/|website=Pitchfork|date=27 April 2015|publisher=Pitchfork Media Inc.|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-date=29 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429143234/http://pitchfork.com/news/58497-daft-punk-make-tribute-video-for-nile-rodgers/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June, a documentary, ''[[Daft Punk Unchained]]'', was released.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 June 2015|title=10 things we learned from Daft Punk Unchained|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jun/29/10-things-we-learned-from-daft-punk-unchained|access-date=27 February 2021|website=the Guardian|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303132434/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jun/29/10-things-we-learned-from-daft-punk-unchained|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2016–2020: Final projects and appearances===
[[File:DaftPunk NeverEverLand Sydney 2007.JPG|thumb|Light-up outfits worn at the encore of the ''Alive 2007'' tour performances]]

Daft Punk appeared on the 2016 singles "[[Starboy (song)|Starboy]]" and "[[I Feel It Coming]]" by Canadian R&B singer [[the Weeknd]];<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=21 September 2016|title=The Weeknd, Daft Punk release Starboy single|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/09/21/weeknd-daft-punk-starboy-single/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803170705/http://ew.com/article/2016/09/21/weeknd-daft-punk-starboy-single/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Iyengar|first=Rishi|date=21 September 2016|title=Listen to the Weeknd's New Single 'Starboy' With Daft Punk|url=https://time.com/4503770/weeknd-new-single-starboy-daft-punk/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=Time|archive-date=16 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216152233/http://time.com/4503770/weeknd-new-single-starboy-daft-punk/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Starboy" topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Daft Punk's only US number-one song, and "I Feel It Coming" reached number four.<ref name="The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)">{{cite magazine|title=The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-weeknd/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=27 February 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601143225/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-weeknd/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cook-Wilson |first1=Winston |title=New Music: The Weeknd – "I Feel It Coming" ft. Daft Punk, "Party Monster" ft. Lana Del Rey |url=https://www.spin.com/2016/11/new-music-the-weeknd-i-feel-it-coming-ft-daft-punk-party-monster-ft-lana-del-rey/ |website=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]] |date=18 November 2016 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=27 February 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119115215/https://www.spin.com/2016/11/new-music-the-weeknd-i-feel-it-coming-ft-daft-punk-party-monster-ft-lana-del-rey/ |archive-date=19 November 2016 }}</ref> In 2017, [[Soma Quality Recordings|Soma Records]] released a remix of "Drive" by [[Slam (band)|Slam]] as part of a compilation featuring various artists.<ref name="Soma Records 1">{{cite web|last=Bartleet|first=Larry|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/slam-glasgow-duo-signed-daft-punk-talk-25-years-soma-label-premiere-long-lost-remix-daft-punks-drive-2018162|title=Slam: the Glasgow duo who signed Daft Punk talk 25 years of the Soma label and premiere their long-lost remix of Daft Punk's 'Drive'|publisher=[[NME]]|date=15 March 2017|access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310184536/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/slam-glasgow-duo-signed-daft-punk-talk-25-years-soma-label-premiere-long-lost-remix-daft-punks-drive-2018162|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2017, Daft Punk launched a [[pop-up shop]] in Hollywood, California, featuring memorabilia, artwork, and a display of their costumes.<ref>[https://consequence.net/2017/02/take-a-look-inside-daft-punks-pop-up-shop-retrospective/ Take a look inside Daft Punk's pop-up shop/retrospective] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302030015/https://consequence.net/2017/02/take-a-look-inside-daft-punks-pop-up-shop-retrospective/ |date=2 March 2017 }}. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.</ref> They also performed with the Weeknd at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]] on 12 February 2017.<ref name="Grammy2017">[https://variety.com/2017/music/news/the-weeknd-daft-punk-i-feel-it-coming-2017-grammys-1201985385/ The Weeknd, Daft Punk Sing 'I Feel It Coming' at 2017 Grammys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208012838/http://variety.com/2017/music/news/the-weeknd-daft-punk-i-feel-it-coming-2017-grammys-1201985385/ |date=8 December 2017 }}. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. Retrieved 12 February 2017.</ref>

In the years following the [[Starboy (album)|''Starboy'']] collaborations, Bangalter and Homem-Christo worked solo as producers appearing on several projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-produced-arcade-fires-latest-album-news|title=Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter produced Arcade Fire's latest album|website=Mixmag|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012223627/https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punks-thomas-bangalter-produced-arcade-fires-latest-album-news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsugi.fr/thomas-bangalter-a-co-produit-un-titre-avec-matthieu-chedid/|title=Thomas Bangalter a co-produit un titre avec Matthieu Chedid|date=23 November 2018|website=TSUGI|language=fr-FR|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906001123/https://www.tsugi.fr/thomas-bangalter-a-co-produit-un-titre-avec-matthieu-chedid/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-weeknd-releases-new-album-my-dear-melancholy-listen/|title=The Weeknd Releases New Album My Dear Melancholy,: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=29 March 2018|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409110049/https://pitchfork.com/news/the-weeknd-releases-new-album-my-dear-melancholy-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-charlotte-gainsbourgs-new-song-rest-made-with-daft-punks-guy-manuel/|title=Listen to Charlotte Gainsbourg's New Song "Rest", Made With Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel|website=Pitchfork|date=7 September 2017|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908064737/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-charlotte-gainsbourgs-new-song-rest-made-with-daft-punks-guy-manuel/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 June 2017, the Australian band [[Parcels (band)|Parcels]] released the song "Overnight", produced and co-written by Daft Punk.<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/news/parcels-team-with-daft-punk-on-new-song-overnight-listen/ Parcels Team With Daft Punk on New Song "Overnight": Listen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812131332/https://pitchfork.com/news/parcels-team-with-daft-punk-on-new-song-overnight-listen/|date=12 August 2020}}. [[Pitchfork Media]]. Retrieved 21 June 2017.</ref> It was written after Daft Punk saw Parcels perform and invited the members to their studio. This became Daft Punk's final production together.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kupfer |first=Rachel |title="Overnight" by Parcels Is Officially Daft Punk's Last-Ever Production: Listen |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/overnight-parcels-daft-punk-last-production |access-date=2 April 2022 |website=EDM.com |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417100543/https://edm.com/music-releases/overnight-parcels-daft-punk-last-production |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Between 9 April and 11 August 2019, an electronic exhibition based on Daft Punk's song "Technologic" was displayed at the [[Philharmonie de Paris]], featuring costumes, guitars and other elements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Daft Punk, Kraftwerk & Electronic Icons Participate in Immersive Paris Exhibition |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/daft-punk-technologic-exhibition-paris-philharmonic |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=Hypebeast |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228010035/https://hypebeast.com/2019/2/daft-punk-technologic-exhibition-paris-philharmonic |url-status=live }}</ref> In early 2024, W. F. Quinn Smith, who played percussion on ''Random Access Memories'', said he had participated in experimental recording sessions for a new Daft Punk album in early 2018, but that the project was in limbo.<ref name="W. F. Quinn Smith">{{Cite web |last=Buckle |first=Becky |date=1 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk drummer says unreleased fifth album exists: 'They're working on it' |url=https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punk-drummer-confirms-lost-albums-to-be-coming-out-of-the-locker-news/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209013050/https://mixmag.net/read/daft-punk-drummer-confirms-lost-albums-to-be-coming-out-of-the-locker-news |archive-date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=[[Mixmag]]}}</ref>

=== 2021–present: Disbandment===
On 22 February 2021, Daft Punk released a video on their YouTube channel titled "Epilogue".<ref name="NME2021">{{cite news |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=22 February 2021 |title=Music world reacts to Daft Punk's split: "An inspiration to all" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/music-world-reacts-daft-punks-split-2886409 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316011325/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/music-world-reacts-daft-punks-split-2886409 |archive-date=16 March 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref> The video features a scene from their 2006 film ''[[Daft Punk's Electroma|Electroma]]'', in which one robot explodes and the other walks away into the sunset; a title card created with [[Warren Fu]] reads "1993–2021" while an excerpt of Daft Punk's song "[[Touch (Daft Punk song)|Touch]]" plays.<ref name="NME2021" /><ref name="NYT2021">{{cite news |last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |date=22 February 2021 |title=Daft Punk Announces Breakup After 28 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/arts/music/daft-punk-breakup.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222161256/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/arts/music/daft-punk-breakup.html |archive-date=22 February 2021 |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Later that day, Daft Punk's longtime publicist, Kathryn Frazier, confirmed that they had split, but did not give a reason.<ref name="NYT2021" /> The news led to a surge in Daft Punk sales, with digital album purchases rising by 2,650%.<ref name="RS2021">{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Emily |date=24 February 2021 |title=Digital Love: Daft Punk Sales Soar 2,650% After Breakup |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-sales-breakup-1132617/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224183807/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-sales-breakup-1132617/ |archive-date=24 February 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Their friend and collaborator [[Todd Edwards]] confirmed that Bangalter and Homem-Christo remained active separately.<ref name="909Originals">{{cite web |date=22 March 2021 |title=Interview: Todd Edwards on new single 'The Chant', what's next for Daft Punk, and the inspiration behind his productions |url=https://909originals.com/2021/03/22/interview-todd-edwards-discusses-new-single-the-chant-whats-next-for-daft-punk-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-idiosyncratic-production-style/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322185754/https://909originals.com/2021/03/22/interview-todd-edwards-discusses-new-single-the-chant-whats-next-for-daft-punk-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-idiosyncratic-production-style/ |archive-date=22 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021 |website=909originals.com}}</ref> He later said they were "going in different directions", and that Homem-Christo was more drawn to hip-hop and Bangalter was interested in film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duran |first=Anagricel |date=8 September 2023 |title=Daft Punk 'weren't on the same page anymore', says collaborator Todd Edwards |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-werent-on-the-same-page-anymore-says-collaborator-todd-edwards-3495227 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928161725/https://www.nme.com/news/music/daft-punk-werent-on-the-same-page-anymore-says-collaborator-todd-edwards-3495227 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> As of 2023, Bangalter and Homem-Christo still shared a studio and equipment.<ref name="Woolfe-2023" />

On 22 February 2022, one year after their disbandment, Daft Punk announced a [[Homework (Daft Punk album)#25th Anniversary Edition|25th-anniversary edition of ''Homework'']]. It included a remix album, ''[[Homework (Remixes)]]'', which was also released separately. Daft Punk also broadcast a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] stream of their performance at the [[Mayan Theater]] in Los Angeles from their 1997 [[Daftendirektour]]. The video featured previously unreleased footage of the duo without costumes. Daft Punk released behind-the-scenes "archives" from the ''D.A.F.T.'' DVD and album reissues throughout 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=22 February 2022|title=Daft Punk to host one-time-only stream of 1997 helmetless show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punkhomework-anniversary-mayan-theater-show-livestream-1311162/|access-date=22 February 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222221013/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punkhomework-anniversary-mayan-theater-show-livestream-1311162/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 May 2023, Daft Punk released a [[Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition)|10th-anniversary edition of ''Random Access Memories'']], with 35 minutes of previously unreleased outtakes and demos. "[[Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)]]", featuring Casablancas and [[the Voidz]], was released as a single.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2023 |title=Daft Punk Announce New Random Access Memories Reissue With Unreleased Music |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/daft-punk-announce-new-random-access-memories-reissue-with-unreleased-music/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507160513/https://pitchfork.com/news/daft-punk-announce-new-random-access-memories-reissue-with-unreleased-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2023 |title=Daft Punk Share Previously Unreleased Julian Casablancas Collab "Infinity Repeating": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2223483/daft-punk-infinity-repeating-2013-demo-feat-julian-casablancas-the-voidz/music/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Stereogum |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901191739/https://www.stereogum.com/2223483/daft-punk-infinity-repeating-2013-demo-feat-julian-casablancas-the-voidz/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released alongside a music video and was called Daft Punk's "last song ever" in press releases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listen to the last Daft Punk song ever, "Infinity Repeating" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/12/daft-punk-julian-casablancas-infinity-repeating |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=The FADER  |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603074939/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/12/daft-punk-julian-casablancas-infinity-repeating |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 November, Daft Punk released a version of ''Random Access Memories'' with no drums or percussion.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=28 September 2023 |title=Daft Punk continue accessing random memories with ''Drumless Edition'' LP |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-random-access-memories-drumless-edition-1234834119/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928165639/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-random-access-memories-drumless-edition-1234834119/ |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=28 September 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

In April 2023, Bangalter released a solo work, the orchestral ballet score ''[[Mythologies (ballet)|Mythologies]]''. He gave interviews about the project and allowed himself to be photographed without a mask. He cited concerns about the [[progress of artificial intelligence]] and other technology as to why Daft Punk split, saying: "As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot." Bangalter said Daft Punk had wanted to not "spoil the narrative" while they were active, but now felt more comfortable revealing parts of their creative process.<ref name="Savage-2023">{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=3 April 2023 |title=Life after Daft Punk: Thomas Bangalter on ballet, AI and ditching the helmet|work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65140938 |access-date=4 April 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914104821/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65140938 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Woolfe-2023">{{Cite news |last=Woolfe |first=Zachary |date=3 April 2023 |title=Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html |access-date=4 April 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404155708/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/arts/music/thomas-bangalter-daft-punk-mythologies.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Reflecting on the split, Bangalter said he was "relieved and happy to look back and say: 'Okay, we didn't mess it up too much.{{' "}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Bangalter on ending Daft Punk: "I'm relieved to look back and say 'Ok, we didn't mess it up too much'" |url=https://mixmag.net/read/thomas-bangalter-ending-daft-punk-split-guy-man-helmets-news |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Mixmag |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803225459/https://mixmag.net/read/thomas-bangalter-ending-daft-punk-split-guy-man-helmets-news |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 22 February 2024, the third anniversary of their split, Daft Punk announced a Twitch broadcast of ''[[Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=22 February 2024 |title=Daft Punk to Livestream Its 2003 Film 'Interstella 5555' in Honor of Daft Punk Day |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-interstella-5555-livestream-daft-punk-day-february-22-1235612660/ |access-date=22 February 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222220021/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/daft-punk-interstella-5555-livestream-daft-punk-day-february-22-1235612660/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A vinyl repress of the ''Discovery'' single "[[Something About Us (Daft Punk song)|Something About Us]]" was released on [[Record Store Day]] in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=15 February 2024 |title=Record Store Day 2024: Check out the full list of releases |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/record-store-day-2024-full-list-releases-vinyl-3588062 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=NME |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222075123/https://www.nme.com/news/music/record-store-day-2024-full-list-releases-vinyl-3588062 |url-status=live }}</ref> A 4K remaster of ''Interstella 5555'' premiered in June at [[Tribeca Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rettig |first=James |date=30 April 2024 |title=Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Adds Michael Stipe, Scorsese & De Niro In Conversation With Nas, Daft Punk's Interstella 5555, & More |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2261673/tribeca-film-festival-2024-adds-michael-stipe-scorsese-de-niro-in-conversation-with-nas-daft-punks-interstella-5555-more/news/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=Stereogum |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507181317/https://www.stereogum.com/2261673/tribeca-film-festival-2024-adds-michael-stipe-scorsese-de-niro-in-conversation-with-nas-daft-punks-interstella-5555-more/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The remaster was shown in global theaters for one weekend only in December.<ref name="Raggett-2013" />