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Single by Switch Disco and Ella Henderson | ||||
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Released | 13 January 2023 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop | |||
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"React" is a song by British production duo Switch Disco and English singer-songwriter Ella Henderson,released on 13 January 2023. The song heavily samples Italian DJ Robert Miles' 1995 instrumental "Children". [1] It was released as the lead single from Switch Disco's debut EP Vacancy. The song was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the Brit Awards 2024.
The official music video for "React" was released on 23 March 2023. [2] [3]
An acoustic version of the song and an official video were released on 5 April 2023. [4] [5]
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"React" debuted at number 90 on the Official UK Singles Top 100 chart on 10 February 2023,reaching a peak of number 4 in June 2023. [6] The song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and spent a total of 19 weeks on that chart. [7] Additionally,"React" peaked at number 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart in that country. [8]
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Hungary (MAHASZ) [54] | Platinum | 4,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [55] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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