Finest Hour (Cash Cash song)

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"Finest Hour"
Finest Hour Cash Cash.jpg
Single by Cash Cash featuring Abir
from the album Say It Like You Feel It
ReleasedApril 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length3:35
Label Big Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Abir Haronni
  • Alex Makhlouf
  • David Dalton
  • Frank Hendler
  • Jean Paul Makhlouf
  • Nathanial L John
  • Samuel Frisch
Producer(s) Cash Cash
Cash Cash singles chronology
"Jewel"
(2018)
"Finest Hour"
(2018)
"Call You"
(2018)
Music video
"Finest Hour" on YouTube

"Finest Hour" is a song by American EDM trio Cash Cash featuring Moroccan singer-songwriter Abir. It was released on April 12, 2018 by Big Beat. [2]

Contents

Background

In an interview, Cash Cash mentioned: '"Finest Hour" is about when you lose control at some point, when things aren't working out as planned. Maybe it's not getting that promotion, or getting fired, or losing someone'. And Abir said: "Finest Hour" is about reaching a breaking point and owning it. Everyone has days where nothing seems to go right but recognizing that it's just a moment and shit happens is what's most important. [3]

Music video

The video was uploaded on July 17, 2018. Beginning with a couple at the start of their relationship, and follows them throughout their finest hours of their courtship, highlighting milestones as their family grows. [4]

Other versions

On September 14, 2018, Abir released her solo acoustic version, after she signed to Atlantic Records. [5] [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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