"Clarity" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Zedd featuring Foxes | ||||
from the album Clarity | ||||
Released | 14 November 2012 | |||
Recorded | April 2012 [1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:31 (album version) 3:48 (radio edit) 5:43 (extended version) | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Zedd | |||
Zedd singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Foxes singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Clarity" on YouTube |
Clarity (Remixes) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Remix album by | ||||
Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
Length | 17:22 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Producer | Zedd | |||
Zedd chronology | ||||
|
"Clarity" is a song by Russian-German DJ Zedd featuring the vocals of singer Foxes. It was released on 14 November 2012 as the third single from the former's debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Zedd (who produced the song),Matthew Koma,Porter Robinson and Skylar Grey. It was released as iTunes Single of the Week on 2 October 2012,and as an 4-track remix EP on 12 February 2013,by Interscope Records. Zedd released an extended mix of the song exclusively on Beatport on 18 February 2018. [5]
When Koma listened to Foxes' song "Youth",he contacted her through Skype and asked her to be the vocalist on "Clarity". After Foxes did research on Wikipedia about Zedd,she accepted the offer. [6] In June 2014,following the success of "Stay the Night" featuring Hayley Williams in the United Kingdom,"Clarity" was re-released there,and this time reached a better peak of number 27,compared to the previous one of 29 in 2013. It ended up being awarded silver certification by the BPI following the intake of streaming into Official Charts data in the UK.
The extended play of the track was released on 18 February 2013. It features ten remixes including Tiësto,Headhunterz and Funkagenda,among others. [7] From December 2012 to 4 February 2013,Zedd hosted a remix contest for the track. There were 982 official entries. [8] The winning remix by Tom Budin was due to be featured on an upcoming Zedd release. [9]
"Clarity" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards,becoming their first win. [10]
Idolator editor Sam Lansky praised the vocals produced by Foxes,and praised Zedd for "[transforming] his EDM sound into a lovely,downtempo emo-style set." [11]
"Clarity" has a tempo of 128 beats per minute,and is written in the A♭major key. Its main chord progression is B♭m7sus4/E♭/Fm7/Cm7/D♭–B♭m7sus4/E♭/Fm7/Cm7/D♭/A♭. [12]
A music video for "Clarity" directed by Jodeb was released on 11 January 2013. The music video featured Foxes and actor and model AJ English as a couple. The video starts with the camera panning over the desert,and later switching to see Foxes and the male lead driving in different cars,until they suddenly collide head-to-head,with enough force for both characters to rocket backward. The male lead wakes up after being knocked unconscious from the collision,and finds the injured Foxes. However,she runs away through the desert,making him follow her until she falls unconscious in the sand. A rewind of the whole event was shown afterwards,before in the final scene,the two people drive in the same car,presumably enjoying themselves. All scenes were accompanied by computer effects of collisions and other images that synchronize with the music. The music video also features a cameo from Zedd.
As of November 2023,the video has received more than 355 million views on YouTube. [13]
The song was also featured as the background music of the introduction video of F1 2013 . The song was covered by Jessica Sanchez in her 2013 guest starring on Glee where she performed this song for Regionals competition in the episode "All or Nothing". Jessica also performed an acoustic version of this song with Zedd which was uploaded on YouTube. Michelle Chamuel also covered this song on the fourth season of the North American version of The Voice. The song was covered on the third season of The X Factor USA during the audition round by auditionee Rylie Brown [14] and the four chair challenge by Ellona Santiago. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86,peaked at number 8,and was his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and his most successful song in the United States and worldwide. It has sold 2,238,000 copies in the United States as of March 2014. This song was performed by Jena Irene on American Idol 2014. Charlie Puth has an acoustic cover as well. Angelica Hale performed it during the quarterfinals of the America's Got Talent season 12. Jisoo of K-pop girl group Blackpink performed a Korean version of the song for the group’s In Your Area World Tour in 2019. "Clarity" is also featured in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution A20 arcade game. American rapper Ice Spice also heavily sampled the song's chorus in her 2021 single,"No Clarity". [15] [16] The song was featured as a remix session on GarageBand. [17] In 2022,during his Second Sky music festival,Porter Robinson took credit for co-writing "Clarity" and performed a new cover live for his show. [18]
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Clarity" | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Clarity" (Extended Mix) | 5:43 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Clarity" (Zedd Union Mix) | 3:27 |
2. | "Clarity" (Tiësto Remix) | 5:54 |
3. | "Clarity" (Style of Eye Remix) | 6:37 |
4. | "Clarity" (Brillz Remix) | 5:57 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA) [57] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [58] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [59] | Platinum | 80,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [60] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [61] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [62] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [63] | Gold | 30,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] | Gold | 7,500* |
Sweden (GLF) [65] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [67] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
Italy [68] | 14 November 2012 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal |
Australia [69] | 1 February 2013 | Digital download | Interscope |
New Zealand [70] | |||
United States [71] | 12 February 2013 | Digital download (remixes EP) | |
Australia [72] | 18 February 2013 | ||
Germany [73] | |||
New Zealand [74] | |||
United States [75] | 5 March 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | |
United Kingdom [76] | 6 June 2014 | Digital download (remixes EP) | |
"Do It to It" is the lead single from American girl group Cherish's 2006 debut album, Unappreciated. "Do It to It" features rap/hip hop artist Sean P. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its 16th week on the chart. It also reached number three on the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it charted for 23 weeks. It had strong video play on BET and reached number two on 106 & Park. The song played for the limit of 65 days on the countdown and was eventually retired. It was the only video to be retired that year that did not reach number one.
"Naturally" is a song performed by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene, taken from their debut studio album Kiss & Tell (2009). It was released by Hollywood Records as the album's second single in the United States and select other countries. The song was produced by Antonina Armato and Tim James who wrote the song with Devrim Karaoglu. Musically, "Naturally" is an uptempo dance-pop song which relies on electropop. The song's lyrics speak of a relationship in which feelings are not forced and the protagonist sings of their happiness. The song officially impacted US mainstream radio on January 19, 2010, and was released physically in numerous European countries thereafter. The song also appears on the international standard edition of the band's second album, A Year Without Rain (2010).
"Save the World" is a song by Swedish house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia. The song features uncredited vocals from Swedish singer John Martin, who co-wrote the song with Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Michel Zitron and Vincent Pontare. It was released on 13 May 2011 as a digital download, and it premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 22 April 2011 by Pete Tong. The song debuted in the UK single chart at No. 11, and reached No. 10. Jon Watts directed the video, which features dogs as superheroes. The song peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States, becoming the group's second consecutive number-one single following "Miami 2 Ibiza" (2010). On 30 November 2011 the song received a nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording. The song has sold over 463,000 copies in the US. Save the World was well-received from music critics. The song is written in the key of C major.
"Without You" is a song by French DJ and producer David Guetta featuring vocals from American singer Usher. It was released as the third single from Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat, on 29 September 2011. The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, becoming Guetta's third top ten single, following "Club Can't Handle Me" and "Sexy Bitch", as well as his highest peaking in the US to date. By November 2013, the song had sold 2,684,000 copies in the US.
Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii released two studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, one mix album, 51 singles, one promotional single and 29 music videos. Following his death in 2018, one posthumous studio album and five posthumous singles were also released.
When the Lights Go Out EP is a five-song EP by Australian DJ and recording artist Havana Brown. It was released for digital download on 17 July 2012 by Island Records Australia as Brown's first EP. The Australian version of the EP includes five new songs, while the US version includes the international remix of "We Run the Night" featuring American rapper Pitbull. The track, being Brown's debut single, written by Cassie Davis and Snob Scrilla, and produced by RedOne, was released in September 2011 and became her first US top 40 hit, reaching number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The EP peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum.
Clarity is the debut studio album by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd, released on 12 October 2012 by Interscope Records. A deluxe edition of the album was released on 24 September 2013, preceded by the release of the single "Stay the Night", which features Hayley Williams of Paramore, on 10 September 2013. Upon its release, the album garnered mixed reviews from critics.
"Spectrum" is a song by Russian–German electronic music producer Zedd. It features the vocals from American singer Matthew Koma. It was released as a single on June 4, 2012, and serves as the second single from Zedd's debut studio album Clarity. It was written by Koma and Zedd.
"Youth" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Foxes. Initially released as a 7" single through Neon Gold on 16 January 2012, the song was later re-released digitally in the United States on 20 August 2013 and sent to top 40 radio in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2013 as the lead single from her debut studio album Glorious (2014). The song was written by Allen and Jonny Harris, with production from the latter. The song has topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Stay the Night" is a song by Russian-German electronic dance music producer Zedd, from the deluxe edition (2013) of his debut studio album, Clarity (2012). It features vocals from Hayley Williams, the lead singer of American rock group Paramore. The song was written by Zedd, Williams, Benjamin Eli Hanna, and Carah Faye, and produced by Zedd. "Stay the Night" was released to digital retailers on 23 September 2013, by Interscope Records as the lead single off the deluxe edition of Clarity, and the fourth overall single from the album.
"Booyah" is a song by the Dutch record producer duo Showtek featuring co-production by Dutch record producers We Are Loud and vocals by Dutch singer Sonny Wilson. It was released on 19 August 2013, through Spinnin' Records, and re-released on 18 October 2013 in collaboration with Polydor Records. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number five, making it the first Showtek release to chart in the UK, on 27 October 2013. A remix EP featuring Lucky Date and Cash Cash's remixes among others was released on 8 November 2013.
"Find You" is a song by German musician and producer Zedd from the soundtrack to the film Divergent. It was released as the first single from the soundtrack on 26 January 2014.
Russian-born German DJ Zedd has released three studio albums, one compilation album, 13 music videos, three extended plays, 38 singles and 30 remixes.
"Get Low" is a song by American electronic music producer Dillon Francis and French DJ and producer DJ Snake. The song was released as a digital download in February 2014 as the lead single from Francis' debut album, Money Sucks, Friends Rule. The official video was released on the official Dillon Francis YouTube channel on May 22, 2014. The song was remade by T-Series and was named Khallas for the movie Veerappan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
American electro house DJ and producer Steve Aoki has released nine studio albums, five extended plays, and over 100 singles.
"I Want You to Know" is a song by German music producer Zedd, featuring vocals from American singer Selena Gomez from the former's second studio album, True Colors (2015). It was written by Zedd, OneRepublic's frontman Ryan Tedder, and KDrew. "I Want You to Know" was released on February 23, 2015 as the album's lead single and debuted on American contemporary hit radio on March 3, 2015, receiving generally positive reviews from music critics. It has charted within the top 10 in Finland, as well as the top 40 in fifteen additional countries. It has been certified platinum in the United States and Sweden. It won a Latin American Music Award for Favorite Dance Song in 2015. It is also featured in the video games Guitar Hero Live, Dance Dance Revolution A and NBA 2K16.
Galantis is a Swedish electronic music production and songwriting duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson from Miike Snow, and Linus Eklöw aka Style of Eye. They are best known for their biggest hit singles "Runaway ", "Peanut Butter Jelly" and "No Money".
Grey is an American electronic music duo consisting of brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha. They are best known for their debut 2016 single "Starving", with American singer Hailee Steinfeld and production work by Zedd, and "The Middle", a 2018 single in collaboration with Zedd and Maren Morris. They primarily produce music of the future bass genre.
The discography of American electronic music producer and DJ Illenium consists of five studio albums, four remix albums, four extended plays, thirty-six singles and eight music videos.
Tom Budin is an Australian DJ and record producer based in Sydney, Australia. He is known for officially remixing songs for musicians such as Lost Frequencies, Zedd, Britney Spears, G-Eazy and Timmy Trumpet.