Icarus (R3hab song)

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"Icarus"
Single by R3hab
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Future house
Length3:12
Label R3hab Music
Songwriter(s) Fadil El Ghoul, Nikki Taylor, Eric Zeiler
Producer(s) Fadil El Ghoul
R3hab singles chronology
"Sakura"
(2016)
"Icarus"
(2016)
"Everything"
(2016)

"Icarus" is an electronic single by Dutch DJ and record producer R3hab. The track became his first solo number one single in the United States (and his second, as a featured artist on Havana Brown and Prophet's "Big Banana") on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart, reaching the summit in its December 24, 2016 issue. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Icarus"3:12
Digital download – Remixes [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Icarus" (R3hab & Skytech Remix)2:16
2."Icarus" (Black Caviar Remix)3:14
3."Icarus" (Ghost Loft Remix)3:38

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 23
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 23

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References

  1. "Hot Dance Club Songs – December 24, 2016". Billboard. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. Track listing at iTunes
  3. Track listing at iTunes
  4. "R3hab Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "R3hab Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "R3hab Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2016.