In the Dark (Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants song)

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"In the Dark"
Purple Disco Machine - In the Dark.png
Single by Purple Disco Machine and Sophie and the Giants
from the album Exotica
Released21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)
Genre Nu-disco [1]
Length3:05
Label Sweat It Out
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Purple Disco Machine
Purple Disco Machine singles chronology
"Rise"
(2021)		"In the Dark"
(2022)		"Twisted Mind"
(2022)
Music video
"In the Dark" on YouTube

"In the Dark" is a song by German DJ and producer Purple Disco Machine and English group Sophie and the Giants. It was released on 21 January 2022, as a single from the deluxe edition of Purple Disco Machine's second studio album, Exotica. [2] The track marks the second collaboration between the two acts following the hit single "Hypnotized" in 2020.

Contents

Background

Creation of the track was spurred by the success of their previous collaboration on "Hypnotized". [3] Schmidt announced the track on his social media on 10 January 2022. [4]

Composition

"In the Dark" was described as a "danceable track" paired with Purple Disco Machine's signature "deep-funk sound". [3] Lyrically, it deals with a failed relationship. [5] The song is written in the key of G♭ minor, with a tempo of 116 beats per minute. [6]

Music video

The video was released on 21 January 2022 and was directed by Dimitri Tsvetkov. It takes place at Café Keese in East Berlin from East Germany and tells the story of an illegal love affair, surrounded by spies and intelligence services. [3] [7]

Track listing

  1. "In the Dark" – 3:05
  2. "In the Dark" (extended mix) – 5:19
  3. "In the Dark" (club dub mix) – 5:04
  1. "In the Dark" (Oliver Heldens remix) – 4:27
  1. "In the Dark" (Ron Basejam remix) – 6:16
  2. "In the Dark" (Ron Basejam dub mix) – 8:54

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "In the Dark"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [63] Platinum30,000‡
France (SNEP) [64] Platinum200,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [65] Gold200,000‡
Hungary (MAHASZ) [66] 2× Platinum8,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [67] Platinum100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [68] Platinum50,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [69] Gold10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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