4x4=12

4x4=12 (Four Times Four Equals Twelve) is the fifth album by Canadian electronic artist deadmau5 (his third mainstream album). It was released worldwide (except in the U.S.) on 6 December 2010 through Virgin Records. The album was released in the United States on 7 December 2010 through Ultra Records. The album's name, '4x4=12', was not predetermined but realized after deadmau5 was talking on Ustream explaining his set up for his live shows stating, "Yeah, [the setup] is in four banks of four, and that equals 12," then everyone at Ustream responded to his remark, "Dude, that's 16!". From that point on, "everyone started saying it over and over again, and it just caught on." Drawing from a suggestion from one of the listeners on his live Ustream to name a track as "4x4=12", he then instead named his latest studio recorded album as that. On 30 November 2011, the album received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronica Album.