To Die For (Sam Smith song)

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"To Die For"
Sam Smith - To Die For.png
"To Die For" was released as an instant download for album pre-orders. When the album was renamed, a new cover was released for the album. [1] [2]
Single by Sam Smith
from the album Love Goes
Released14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Studio The Stellar House; Venice, California [3]
Genre Pop [4]
Length3:13
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sam Smith singles chronology
"I Feel Love"
(2019)		"To Die For"
(2020)		"I'm Ready"
(2020)
Alternate cover
Sam Smith - To Die For (Acoustic).png
Acoustic version cover

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [54] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] Platinum40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [56] Gold40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [57] Gold45,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [58] Gold30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway) [59] Gold30,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [60] Gold5,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [61] Gold4,000,000†
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [63] Gold500,000‡

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

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various14 February 2020Single version Capitol [10]
Australia Contemporary hit radio [64]
Italy Universal [65]
United KingdomCapitol [66]
Adult contemporary radio [67]
United States17 February 2020 Hot/Modern/AC radio [68]
18 February 2020Contemporary hit radio [69]
Various6 March 2020Digital DownloadRemixes EP Capitol [14]
StreamingY2K remix [15]
Madism remix [16]
Blinkie remix [17]
Ólafur Arnalds remix [18]
13 March 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Acoustic single [13]

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