"False Alarm" | ||||
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Single by Matoma and Becky Hill | ||||
from the album Hakuna Matoma, One in a Million and Get to Know | ||||
Released | 24 June 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Tropical house | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
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Matoma singles chronology | ||||
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Becky Hill singles chronology | ||||
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"False Alarm" is a song written by British singer Becky Hill and produced by Norwegian DJ and tropical house record producer Matoma. Written at a writing camp in Copenhagen with the acclaimed songwriter Kara DioGuardi, the song was released as a digital download on 24 June 2016 through Warner Music Group. The song peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and number 52 on the Irish Singles Chart. It also charted in Belgium, Norway and Sweden. Although originally included on Matoma's 2016 debut album Hakuna Matoma , it was also later included on his second album, One in a Million (2018).
A music video to accompany the release of "False Alarm" was first released onto YouTube on 5 August 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds. [1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "False Alarm" | 3:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "False Alarm" (Hook N Sling Remix) | 4:25 |
2. | "False Alarm" (Steve Roid Remix) | 4:03 |
3. | "False Alarm" (KC Lights Remix) | 5:18 |
4. | "False Alarm" (Mohito Campfire Remix) | 3:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "False Alarm" (Alex Ross Remix) | 5:00 |
2. | "False Alarm" (Justice Skolnik Remix) | 4:04 |
3. | "False Alarm" (Loosid Remix) | 4:00 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy (FIMI) [15] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [17] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 24 June 2016 | Digital download | Original | Warner Music Group | [2] |
Italy | 8 July 2016 | Contemporary hit radio | [18] | ||
United States | 26 August 2016 | Digital download | Remixes EP | [3] | |
7 October 2016 | Remixes Vol. II | [4] |
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