Moth to a Flame

"Moth to a Flame"
Single by Swedish House Mafia and the Weeknd
from the album Paradise Again and Dawn FM (Alternate World)
Released	22 October 2021
Genre	Synth-pop [1]
Length	3:54
Label	Republic
Songwriters	Axel Hedfors Steve Angello Sebastian Ingrosso Abel Tesfaye Carl Nordström
Producers	Swedish House Mafia Carl Nordström
Swedish House Mafia singles chronology
"Lifetime" (2021) "Moth to a Flame" (2021) "Redlight" (2022)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Hurricane" (2021) "Moth to a Flame" (2021) "One Right Now" (2021)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Moth to a Flame" Chart (2021–2022) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [18] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [19] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [20] 17 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [21] 16 Bulgaria International (PROPHON) [22] 8 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [23] 7 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [24] 26 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [25] 7 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [26] 14 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [27] 105 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [28] 21 Croatia International (HRT) [29] 5 Denmark (Tracklisten) [30] 10 El Salvador (ASAP EGC) [31] 10 Euro Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [32] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [33] 6 France (SNEP) [34] 34 Germany (GfK) [35] 14 Global 200 ( Billboard ) [36] 10 Greece International (IFPI) [37] 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [38] 30 Hungary (Single Top 40) [39] 11 Hungary (Stream Top 40) [40] 15 Iceland (Tónlistinn) [41] 13 India International (IMI) [42] 7 Ireland (IRMA) [43] 13 Italy (FIMI) [44] 39 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) [45] 10 Lithuania (AGATA) [46] 4 Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [47] 16 Mexico Airplay ( Billboard ) [48] 23 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [49] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [50] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [51] 13 Norway (VG-lista) [52] 7 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [53] 78 Portugal (AFP) [54] 11 Romania Airplay (TopHit) [27] 269 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [55] 11 Singapore (RIAS) [56] 11 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [57] 50 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [58] 13 South Africa (TOSAC) [59] 22 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [60] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [61] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [62] 10 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [63] 64 UK Singles (OCC) [64] 15 UK Dance (OCC) [65] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [66] 27 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [67] 2 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [68] 20

Year-end charts 2021 year-end chart performance for "Moth to a Flame" Chart (2021) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [69] 69 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [70] 26 2022 year-end chart performance for "Moth to a Flame" Chart (2022) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [71] 107 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [72] 95 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [73] 48 France (SNEP) [74] 95 Germany (Official German Charts) [75] 95 Global 200 (Billboard) [76] 142 Lithuania (AGATA) [77] 68 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [78] 56 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [79] 94 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [80] 65 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [81] 53 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) [82] 10

Certifications

Certifications for "Moth to a Flame"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [83]	Platinum	70,000‡
Belgium (BRMA) [84]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [85]	3× Platinum	240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [86]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP) [87]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) [88]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [89]	2× Platinum	200,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [90]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [91]	Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [92]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [93]	3× Platinum	75,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [94]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [95]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [96]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [97]	Diamond	10,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Moth to a Flame"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	22 October 2021	Digital download streaming	Original	Republic	[98]
United States	26 October 2021	Contemporary hit radio			[99]
Various	3 January 2022	Digital download streaming	Extended Mix		[100]
	4 February 2022		Chris Lake Remix		[100]
	18 February 2022		Tourist Remix		[100]
	17 June 2022		Moojo Remix		[100]
	12 August 2022		Adriatique Remix		[100]

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External links

• Moth to a Flame (Trailer) on YouTube
• Moth to a Flame (Lyric video) on YouTube
• Moth to a Flame (Vevo Footnotes video) on YouTube
• Moth to a Flame (Behind the Scenes video) on YouTube