False Alarm (Matoma and Becky Hill song)

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"False Alarm"
Matoma & Becky Hill - False Alarm.png
Single by Matoma and Becky Hill
from the album Hakuna Matoma, One in a Million and Get to Know
Released24 June 2016
Recorded2015
Genre Tropical house
Length3:44
Label Warner Music Group
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Matoma singles chronology
"Take Me Back"
(2015)
"False Alarm"
(2016)
"All Night"
(2016)
Becky Hill singles chronology
"Piece of Me"
(2016)
"False Alarm"
(2016)
"Warm"
(2016)

"False Alarm" is a song written by British singer Becky Hill and produced by Norwegian DJ and tropical house record producer Matoma. Written at a writing camp in Copenhagen with the acclaimed songwriter Kara DioGuardi, the song was released as a digital download on 24 June 2016 through Warner Music Group. The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and number 52 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also charted in Belgium, Norway and Sweden. Although originally included on Matoma's 2016 debut album Hakuna Matoma , it was also later included on his second album, One in a Million (2018).

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "False Alarm" was first released onto YouTube on 5 August 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."False Alarm"3:44
Digital download – Remixes EP [3]
No.TitleLength
1."False Alarm" (Hook N Sling Remix)4:25
2."False Alarm" (Steve Roid Remix)4:03
3."False Alarm" (KC Lights Remix)5:18
4."False Alarm" (Mohito Campfire Remix)3:39
Digital download – Remixes Vol. II [4]
No.TitleLength
1."False Alarm" (Alex Ross Remix)5:00
2."False Alarm" (Justice Skolnik Remix)4:04
3."False Alarm" (Loosid Remix)4:00

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [15] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United Kingdom24 June 2016 Digital download Original Warner Music Group [2]
Italy8 July 2016 Contemporary hit radio [18]
United States26 August 2016Digital downloadRemixes EP [3]
7 October 2016Remixes Vol. II [4]

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