Silhouettes (Avicii song)

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"Silhouettes"
SilhouettesAvicii.jpg
Single by Avicii
Released27 April 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Genre Progressive house [1]
Length7:00 (Original mix) 3:31 (Radio edit)
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s) Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir
Producer(s) Avicii
Avicii singles chronology
"Levels"
(2011)		"Silhouettes"
(2012)		"Superlove"
(2012)

"Silhouettes" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii featuring uncredited 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? ]

Contents

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Silhouettes" (original radio edit)3:31
2."Silhouettes" (original mix)7:00
Silhouettes (Remixes) – Digital download [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Silhouettes" (EDX's Arena Club Mix)5:47
2."Silhouettes" (Syn Cole Creamfields Mix)6:23
3."Silhouettes" (Lazy Rich Remix)6:29

Chart performance

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.

Music video

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.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [27] Platinum70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [28]
Original Mix 		Gold30,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [29] Gold30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [30] Gold15,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [31] 3× Platinum120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Gold400,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Platinum1,800,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom27 April 2012 [2] Digital download Universal Music

References

  1. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan (23 May 2012). ""Silhouettes" by Avicii Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Avicii - 'Silhouettes' - Single". iTunes (UK). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. ↑ Will. "AVICII FAKE – SCALONI and DJ TATANA -FLASH ORIGINAL MIX" . Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Silhouettes (Remixes)". Beatport. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Silhouettes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Avicii - Silhouettes". YouTube . Avicii. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  7. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  9. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in French). Ultratip.
  10. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes". Tracklisten.
  11. ↑ "Avicii: Silhouettes" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  12. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  14. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes". Singles Top 100.
  18. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
  22. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "Dance Top 100 - 2012". Mahasz . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "Årslista Singlar – År 2012" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  25. ↑ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  26. ↑ "Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  28. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Avicii – Silhouettes" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Brazilian single certifications – Avicii – Silhouettes" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  30. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Avicii – Silhouettes". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 September 2025.Type Silhouettes in the "Search:" field.
  31. ↑ "Avicii – Silhouettes" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  32. ↑ "British single certifications – Avicii – Silhouettes". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  33. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Avicii – Silhouettes". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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