Apocalypse (Cigarettes After Sex song)

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"Apocalypse"
Cigarettes After Sex - Apocalypse.png
Single by Cigarettes After Sex
from the album Cigarettes After Sex
ReleasedMarch 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
Genre Slowcore
Length4:50
Label Partisan
Songwriter(s) Greg Gonzalez
Producer(s) Greg Gonzalez
Cigarettes After Sex singles chronology
"K."
(2016)		"Apocalypse"
(2017)		"Each Time You Fall in Love"
(2017)

"Apocalypse" is a song by American band Cigarettes After Sex, released as the second single from their debut album Cigarettes After Sex on March 21, 2017. It was written and produced by vocalist Greg Gonzalez. It did not chart internationally until 2022, following its use in TikTok trends. The song, as of October 25, 2024, has amassed over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"Apocalypse" is a slowcore song. [2] Gonzalez was inspired to write the song after he and two women he had dated had "big ambitions" but were "stuck" in their hometown, which felt "impossible" to get out of. Gonzalez then moved to New York City, but the two women remained in their hometown. He said the song is ultimately "about being there for people, when you're all alone. It was like a little affectionate statement to them." [3]

Release

"Apocalypse" was released on March 21, 2017, as part of the band's 2017 self-titled debut album. [4] [5] The song went viral in 2022, following its use on a TikTok trend where a childhood photograph is used to remind one to be kinder to theirselves. [6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Apocalypse"
Chart (2017–2024)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 61
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 83
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] 129
Greece International (IFPI Greece) [11] 31
Lithuania (AGATA) [12] 27
Netherlands (Single Tip) [13] 12
Portugal (AFP) [14] 185
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 39
UK Indie (OCC) [17] 25
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [18] 16
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Apocalypse"
Chart (2023)Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [20] 42

Certifications

Certifications for "Apocalypse"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [21] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [22] Diamond333,333‡
Italy (FIMI) [23] Gold50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [24] Platinum10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [27] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [28] 2× Platinum4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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