Deadmau5 followed the initial tweet with more thoughts on the track, adding such missives as "why can't these f-king pop acts just rip off Sandstorm or something?" in reference to Darude's massive 1999 hit, "Sandstorm," followed by, "whats this guy worth? a million or 2? even if i had no f-king talent whatsoever, bet i could find a f-king kid to 'make a beat' for 500$.'

Amid the Twitter tirade, Deadmau5 also sent a message to fellow EDM hitmaker, Calvin Harris, simply saying, "I'm mad" with a sad-face emoji. That message led fans to believe that the cause of Deadmau5's derision is the melody to "Touchin, Lovin" (featuring Nicki Minaj) bearing a resemblance (albeit in slowed-down fashion) to Harris' 2009 single, "I'm Not Alone," particularly his own remix of said tune.