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| Released | October 31, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Christmas pop | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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"1 Wish" is a song by American singer Ava Max, released on October 31, 2024, through Atlantic Records. Written by Max, Phia, Rory Adams and its producers Nick Ruth and Peter Fenn, it is her second Christmas song after "Christmas Without You" (2020). [1]
Max performed "1 Wish" for the first time on The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular , which aired on December 1, 2024 on ABC. She also performed a cover of "O Holy Night". [2] On December 2, she performed the song again on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [3] [1]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) [4] | 36 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [5] | 14 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [6] | 54 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [7] | 5 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | October 31, 2024 | Atlantic | [8] | |
| Italy | November 15, 2024 | Radio airplay | Warner | [9] |
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