Blessings (Calvin Harris song)

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British DJ Chicane accused Harris of copyright over similarities to his 1996 single "Offshore" Chicane 2013 (cropped) (1).jpg
British DJ Chicane accused Harris of copyright over similarities to his 1996 single "Offshore"

Shortly after its release, Harris and British DJ Chicane became embroiled in a dispute over what Chicane suggested were similarities between "Blessings" and his 1996 single "Offshore". Chicane accused Harris of copyright infringement, and posted a video to his social media accounts of him breaking down both "Offshore" and "Blessings" to highlight the similarities. Chicane claimed that he "never thought he would have to make a video about copyright and plagiarism". EDM Identity suggested that similarities between both songs were evident, particularly following Chicane introducing a loop in on top of "Blessings", which was said to show "an almost indiscernible difference between the two melodies". In response, Chicane said that "I think you'll probably agree it's really hard to decipher when one comes in and one goes", before he commented that "it is because they're almost identical, which is a bit of a problem". He later stated that all he was intending to do by highlighting the similarities was to "defend my copyright and my intellectual property here". [5]

Harris quickly disputed Chicane's claims of copyright infringement, and in response, posted a video to his own social media channels to highlight the "lack" of similarities between "Blessings" and "Offshore". Harris accused Chicane of committing copyright infringement himself on "Offshore" by bringing in both "Offshore" and "Love on a Real Train" by Tangerine Dream to highlight the clear similarities between the two songs, with Harris suggesting both are "the exact same". [6] Harris insisted all he was doing was playing "two notes over multiple different chords", and highlighted that this is common practice in music production, but argued that did not make both his and Chicane's songs the same.

Critical reception

Reviews from music critics were largely positive, many of whom praised the songs "summer vibe" and Harris's collaboration with Douglas. Billboard ranked the song as one of the best new dance releases of the week, and said that the song "balances lightness and urgency, with the production built around a stabby synth and layered up with Clementine's bittersweet lyrics". [7]

Commercial performance

Shortly following its official release, the Official Charts Company revealed that "Blessings" was on track to become the highest charting entry in the United Kingdom in the week following its release. After only forty-eight hours of release, it was scheduled to debut on the UK Singles Chart at number eight, which would make it Harris's thirty-first UK top 10 single, whilst it would mark Douglas's second UK top 10 single. [8] On 16 May 2025, "Blessings" debuted at number eight on the official singles chart in the United Kingdom, and in addition, debuted at number one on both the UK Singles Downloads and Singles Sales charts, at number two on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number twenty on the UK Streaming Chart. [9]

In the Republic of Ireland, "Blessings" debuted at number nine on the Irish Singles Chart, making it the highest new entry on the Irish charts for that week. [10] Additionally, it debuted at number forty-nine on the Ultratop 50 Singles (Flemish chart) in Belgium and number seventy-six in both Switzerland and the Netherlands. [11]

Charts

"Blessings"
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Single by Calvin Harris featuring Clementine Douglas
Released9 May 2025
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Calvin Harris
  • Clementine Douglas
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Smoke the Pain Away"
(2025)
"Blessings"
(2025)
"Ocean"
(2025)
Clementine Douglas singles chronology
"Tell Me"
(2025)
"Blessings"
(2025)

Certifications

Certifications for "Blessings"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA) [81] Gold20,000
Hungary (MAHASZ) [82] Platinum4,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [83] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Blessings"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various9 May 2025 [84]
Italy16 May 2025 Radio airplay Sony Italy [85]

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