Spirits (The Strumbellas song)

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"Spirits"
StrumbellasSpirits.jpg
Single by the Strumbellas
from the album Hope
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2016
Genre Folk rock, indie rock
Length3:24
Label Glassnote
Songwriter(s)
  • Jeremy Drury
  • Jon Hembrey
  • Darryl James
  • Izzy Ritchie
  • David Ritter
  • Simon Ward
Producer(s) Dave Schiffman
The Strumbellas singles chronology
"Spirits"
(2016)		"We Don't Know"
(2016)

"Spirits" is a song by Canadian indie folk band the Strumbellas. It was produced by Dave Schiffman and was released as a single from the band's third album, Hope , in 2016.

Contents

Music video

The official music video was released on January 28, 2016. [1] It depicts the band performing the song at a funeral where all the mourners are wearing masks and costumes. During the procession, it becomes a lively parade based on a jazz funeral. [2]

The song was used in the film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life in 2016.

The song was featured in the trailer for the 2018 film Midnight Sun , starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger. [3]

In 2020, the song went viral on TikTok, with a slowed down version, [4] and a remix version made by DragoKG. [5] It has been in more than 289.7K videos on TikTok as of March 23, 2021. [6]

As a result of the viral popularity of "Spirits" on TikTok, on September 10, 2020, the band re-released an official lyric video to the song more than 5 years since it was released to YouTube, which received more than 837K views as of March 23, 2022. [7] A bittersweet nostalgia themed clip comparing then and now footage of famous celebrities has been used on social media websites using this song.[ citation needed ]

In January 2023, the song was used in the Apple TV+ series Shrinking in Episode 1 ("Coin Flip").

In June 2023, the song was used in the Netflix animated series This World Can't Tear Me Down by Zerocalcare, at the end of episode 6 "No Place for You".

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [48] Gold10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [49] Gold30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [50] 5× Platinum400,000‡
France (SNEP) [51] Gold66,666‡
Germany (BVMI) [52] Platinum400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [53] 3× Platinum150,000‡
South Africa (RISA) [54] Gold10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [56] Gold500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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