"Silhouettes" | ||||
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Single by Avicii featuring Salem Al Fakir | ||||
Released | 27 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
Genre | Progressive house [1] | |||
Length | 7:00 (Original mix) 3:31 (Radio edit) | |||
Label | Universal Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir | |||
Producer(s) | Avicii | |||
Avicii featuring Salem Al Fakir singles chronology | ||||
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"Silhouettes" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii featuring vocals from Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir. The track was first released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom. [2] It had previously been leaked on the internet in early 2011, albeit with a different song pitch.[ citation needed ] Some music blogs erroneously posted "Flash" by Tatana and Scaloni. [3] [ unreliable source? ]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Silhouettes" (original radio edit) | 3:31 |
2. | "Silhouettes" (original mix) | 7:00 |
For the week ending 11 May 2012, "Silhouettes" debuted at number fifty on the Irish Singles Chart. [5] The track marked Avicii's fourth appearance on the chart, following "Seek Bromance", "Collide", and "Levels" - which peaked at number forty-nine and number three respectively.
A music video was released on YouTube on 7 June 2012. [6] The music video shows a person, presumably a trans woman, before and after undergoing gender-affirming surgery, and how the surgery improves their social life. An alternate version just featuring Avicii performing at various venues in the United States has also been produced.
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Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 27 April 2012 [2] | Digital download | Universal Music |
"The Nights" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, featuring uncredited vocals from singer/songwriter Nicholas Furlong. On 1 December 2014, it was released as a digital download by PRMD Music and Universal Island on Avicii's The Days / Nights EP, then on 11 January 2015 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. On 23 January 2015, Avicii released "The Nights ", his own remix of the song. The song appears on the UK version of Avicii's second studio album Stories (2015).
"Seek Bromance" is a single by Swedish producer and DJ Avicii, made while he was under the name Tim Berg and is also his second released single. It was released on 17 October 2010 in the United Kingdom, where it charted at number 12. Earlier that year, on 14 April, Avicii released an instrumental song named "Bromance", which topped the Flemish charts, and peaked at number two in the Netherlands. "Seek Bromance" is a vocal version of this song, with the addition of re-recorded vocals from the track "Love U Seek" by Italian DJ Samuele Sartini featuring English singer Amanda Wilson, who, in the case of "Seek Bromance", is not credited as singer.
"Superlove" is a song by Lenny Kravitz from his 2011 album Black and White America, which was remixed by Avicii. The track was released on May 29, 2012 as a digital download in the United Kingdom and charted in the UK, Belgium, Hungary and the Netherlands. Lenny has released a music video for this song to YouTube on August 27.
"Reload" is a song by Swedish house producer Sebastian Ingrosso and Australian producer Tommy Trash. The original mix, written and produced by Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash, was released by Sebastian Ingrosso's label Refune Records on September 29, 2012. It was included on Ingrosso's group Swedish House Mafia's compilation album Until Now. A version featuring vocals from Swedish singer John Martin was released the following year.
"You Make Me" is a song written and recorded by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii and Swedish musician and singer Salem Al Fakir in collaboration with Swedish songwriter Vincent Pontare and producer Arash Pournouri. It was produced for Avicii's debut studio album, True and appears as the second track on the album. The song was released as the second single from True on 30 August 2013 as a follow-up to "Wake Me Up". The single made its worldwide debut on BBC Radio 1's The Pete Tong Show on 16 August.
"Addicted to You" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, incorporating vocals by American folk rock singer Audra Mae. The track was written by Avicii, Arash Pournouri, Mac Davis and Josh Krajcik for making appearance on Avicii's debut studio album, True (2013), with it being later released as its fourth single. "Addicted to You" first premiered to Australian radio on 23 November 2013; a digital single of "Addicted to You" remixes was released on 11 March 2014.
"Lay Me Down" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii. Written by Avicii, Ash Pournouri, Nile Rodgers and Adam Lambert, the track appears on Avicii's debut studio album, True (2013). American singer-songwriter Adam Lambert also provides vocals for the track, while Nile Rodgers provides guitar backing. The track was released as the fifth single from his album on April 21, 2014. The song is featured in a 2014 commercial for Lipton Ice Tea. The music video shows Avicii performing the song live during his True Tour. However, Adam Lambert and Nile Rodgers do not appear in the video. The song is written in the key of A minor.
"The Days" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, with vocals by English singer Robbie Williams. The song was written by Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams, Salem Al Fakir, Avicii, and Vincent Pontare, and was produced by Avicii, Fakir and Pontare. The song was played for the first time in Las Vegas, with uncredited vocals by Fakir and Pontare. The song was released worldwide on 3 October 2014. It was released alongside "The Nights" in The Days / Nights EP. A planned release in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2014 was cancelled.
"Heaven" is the third posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring vocals by singer Chris Martin of British band Coldplay. The song was released on 6 June 2019, as the third single from Avicii's posthumous studio album Tim. The song became his third single, and his second posthumously, to reach number one on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in its 27 July 2019 issue.
"Sun Is Shining" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell & Ingrosso. The song was released in Sweden on 12 June 2015 as the fourth single from their debut studio album More Than You Know. The song was written by Sebastian Ingrosso, Salem Al Fakir, Axel Hedfors and Vincent Pontare. The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song features uncredited vocals from Al Fakir.
"For a Better Day" is a song by Swedish EDM producer Avicii featuring uncredited vocals by American singer Alex Ebert, released as a single in 2015. The track appears on his album Stories and on his two-track EP Pure Grinding / For a Better Day. It was written by Tim Bergling (Avicii) and Alex Ebert. A music video was produced for the song, which was filmed in Hungary.
"Broken Arrows" is a 2015 single by Avicii featuring uncredited vocals from Zac Brown of American country music group Zac Brown Band, released on Universal Music. The track appears on his album Stories.
"The Girl Is Mine" is a song by British electronic music duo 99 Souls. A mash-up of Destiny's Child's "Girl" (2004) and Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), the funky house track was released on 6 November 2015 with a re-recorded vocal from Brandy. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
"I Love You" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell & Ingrosso featuring American rapper Kid Ink. The song samples the 1997 song "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve and also features uncredited vocals from Madison Love, who is also one of the co-writers of the song. The song was released on 10 February 2017 as the eighth single from their debut studio album More Than You Know.
"Rich Love" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic and Norwegian EDM record production trio Seeb. The song was written by Brent Kutzle, Seeb and Ryan Tedder, with the latter two handling the song's production. The pop song was released on July 14, 2017, through Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records.
"Without You" is a song by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring vocals from Swedish singer Sandro Cavazza. The song was released on 11 August 2017 as the lead single from Avicii's final EP, Avīci (01). "Without You" is Avicii's seventh Swedish number-one single, reaching number one upon release in 2017 and again after Avicii's death in April 2018.
"Lonely Together" is a song by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring English singer Rita Ora. The song was released on 11 August 2017 as the second single from Avicii's EP, Avīci (01). A remix EP was released on 17 November 2017. "Lonely Together" was the last single Avicii released during his lifetime, before his death in 2018.
"Dreamer" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell & Ingrosso featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Trevor Guthrie. The song was released on 8 December 2017. A progressive house remix was released by Russian dance music duo Matisse and Sadko on February 2, 2018.
"Remedy" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso. It features vocals from English singer Conor Maynard. It was released on 31 August 2018.
"Tough Love" is the second posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring Swedish singer Agnes and Vargas & Lagola. It was released on 9 May 2019, with the music video premiering on 14 May 2019, as the second single from Avicii's posthumous studio album Tim.