The song was released as a digital download on October 29, 2012 through Tiësto's label Musical Freedom and on January 7, 2013 through Spinnin Records.

The song has charted in Belgium, France and Netherlands, and was certified gold in the latter.

Showtek and Justin Prime released a second version of the song titled "Cannonball (Earthquake)" featuring guest vocals from American singer Matthew Koma.

In the United Kingdom, it was released on April 11, 2014, where he managed to reach number 29 in the singles chart.

[11] A version of the song sampling a sound bite of a scene from the 2004 comedy film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy was played by Showtek in numerous shows titled "Cannonball (Will Ferrell Sit Down Mix)".