Silhouettes (Avicii song)

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"Silhouettes"
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Single by Avicii featuring Salem Al Fakir
Released27 April 2012
Recorded2011
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 featuring Salem Al Fakir singles chronology
"Levels"
(2011)		"Silhouettes"
(2012)		"Superlove"
(2012)

"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? ]

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 and certifications

Release history

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

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