1950 (song)

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"1950"
King Princess - 1950.jpg
Single by King Princess
from the EP Make My Bed
ReleasedDecember 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)
Recorded2017 [1]
Genre Electropop [2]
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
King Princess singles chronology
"1950"
(2017)
"Talia"
(2018)
Music video
"1950" on YouTube

"1950" is the debut single recorded by American singer-songwriter King Princess. It was released on December 10, 2017, by Zelig Recordings as the lead single from her debut EP, titled Make My Bed . "1950" is a tribute to the 1952 novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. [3] The song was performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Saturday Night Live on November 8 and November 23, 2019 alongside her other single "Hit the Back". [4] [5]

Contents

Music video

The music video and the single were both released on February 23, 2018. The video was directed by Clare Gillen. As of July 2023, it has over 21 million views on YouTube. [6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [7]

Charts

Chart performance for "1950"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 75
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 82
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 83
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 87
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 94
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 25
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] 22
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [17] 29

Certifications

Certifications for "1950"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [19] 2× Platinum160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [20] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "1950"
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousFebruary 23, 2018

In other media

The 2020 Academy Award-winning animated short If Anything Happens I Love You featured the song. [23]

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