"To Die For" | ||||
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Single by Sam Smith | ||||
from the album Love Goes | ||||
Released | 14 February 2020 | |||
Studio | The Stellar House; Venice, California [3] | |||
Genre | Pop [4] | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Sam Smith singles chronology | ||||
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Alternate cover | ||||
![]() Acoustic version cover | ||||
Music video | ||||
"To Die For" on YouTube |
"To Die For" is a song by English singer Sam Smith,released through Capitol Records on 14 February 2020. Smith co-wrote the song alongside Jimmy Napes and Stargate. [5] The song appears on Smith's third studio album Love Goes (2020). [6]
Smith said that they wrote the song in Los Angeles "during a time of self-discovery and heartbreak".
"To Die For",a pop song,was written by Smith,Jimmy Napes,Stargate,and produced by the latter two. [7] Running for a length of three minutes and thirteen seconds,"To Die For" is a piano-forward ballad. The song samples audio from the 2001 cult classic film Donnie Darko . [8] [9]
Smith opened a pop-up wig shop named after the song in the Soho area of London, [10] and performed the song on The Graham Norton Show on 14 February. [5]
The music video,directed by Grant Singer,premiered on YouTube on 13 February 2020. [11]
Digital download/stream [12]
Digital download/stream [13]
Digital download –Remixes EP [14]
Stream –Y2K remix [15]
Stream –Madism Remix [16]
Stream –Blinkie Remix [17]
Stream –Ólafur Arnalds Remix [18]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [19]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [54] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [56] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [57] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [58] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [59] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [60] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [61] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [63] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 14 February 2020 | Single version | Capitol | [10] | |
Australia | Contemporary hit radio | [64] | |||
Italy | Universal | [65] | |||
United Kingdom | Capitol | [66] | |||
Adult contemporary radio | [67] | ||||
United States | 17 February 2020 | Hot/Modern/AC radio | [68] | ||
18 February 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | [69] | |||
Various | 6 March 2020 | Digital Download | Remixes EP | Capitol | [14] |
Streaming | Y2K remix | [15] | |||
Madism remix | [16] | ||||
Blinkie remix | [17] | ||||
Ólafur Arnalds remix | [18] | ||||
13 March 2020 |
| Acoustic single | [13] |
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