X You

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"X You"
XYouAviciisong.jpg
Single by Avicii
Released26 February 2013
RecordedDecember 2012 February 2013
Genre Progressive house
Length6:51 (original mix)
3:20 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Tim Bergling
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Kian Sang
  • Naxsy
  • Martin Kupilas
  • Ваня Хакси
  • Jonathan Madray
  • Mateusz Kolata
  • TheW
  • Christian Westphalen
Avicii singles chronology
"I Could Be the One"
(2012)
"X You"
(2013)
"We Write the Story"
(2013)
Music video
"Avicii - X You" on YouTube

"X You" is a progressive house song produced by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. The track was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2013. It is the final production for Avicii's successful project "Avicii X You". The song features sequences from Kian Sang (melody), Naxsy (bassline), Martin Kupilas (beat and rhythm), Ваня Хакси (break), Jonathan Madray, Mateusz Kolata, TheW and Christian Westphalen (effects). [1] The song is written in the key of G minor, at a tempo of 126 BPM.

Contents

Music video

The video for "X You" was released on Avicii's VEVO YouTube channel on 26 February 2013. The music video contains various clips of Avicii at work on the song and other short clips of nature for 5–10 seconds. It also contains text explaining the project, how many people contributed, the winners and the contributing countries. The video concludes with a time of 3 minutes and 46 seconds.

As of April 2023, the video has received over 16 million views.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."X You" (Radio Edit)3:20
2."X You" (Original Mix)6:51

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [8] Platinum40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Sweden [9] 22 February 2013 Digital download LE7ELS
United Kingdom [10]
Russia [11]

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