Latch (song)

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"Latch"
Disclosure - Latch (feat. Sam Smith).png
Single by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith
from the album Settle
Released8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Disclosure
Disclosure singles chronology
"Boiling"
(2012)		"Latch"
(2012)		"White Noise"
(2013)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"When It's Alright"
(2009)		"Latch"
(2012)		"Lay Me Down"
(2013)

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom8 October 2012 [85] Digital download PMR
United States4 February 2014 [13] Mainstream radio
11 March 2014 [86] Rhythmic contemporary

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