Songfacts®:

• Questions of identity abound on this piano ballad as a deep vocoder sings about not understanding the world. "There's a world inside me that I can't explain," the forlorn android laments. "Many rooms to explore but the doors look the same. Looking for someone, please tell me who I am. I am lost I can't even remember my name." It's the sound of a robot crying.
• The song opens with a flamenco piano solo by Chilly Gonzales. The Paris-based Canadian pianist and producer is best known for being sampled on the outro of Drake's single "Marvin's Room." "He's a friend and a great pianist, one of the best musicians of his generation,. Daft Punk told French publication Le Nouvel Observateur: "'Within' is one of the first songs we recorded. It is very minimal: a little rhythm section, bass, piano. Create the most with very little, this is the idea behind this title."
  
  Gonzales had previously recorded a cover version of Daft Punk's song "Too Long" that appeared in the 2003 album Daft Club.