Listen (David Guetta song)

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"Listen"
Single by David Guetta featuring John Legend
from the album Listen
Released4 March 2016
Recorded2014
Length3:47 (album version)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
David Guetta singles chronology
"Bang My Head"
(2015)
"Listen"
(2016)
"No Worries"
(2016)
John Legend singles chronology
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
(2015)
"Listen"
(2016)
"Summer Nights"
(2016)

"Listen" is a song by French DJ and music producer David Guetta, featuring vocals from American singer John Legend, from the album of the same name.

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Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Listen"
Chart (2014–2016)Peak
position
France (SNEP) [1] 82
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 85
Italy (FIMI) [3] 74

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [4] Gold25,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Italy [5] 4 March 2016 Mainstream radio Warner Music

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References

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  2. "David Guetta feat. John Legend – Listen" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  3. "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 2016-04-08 al 2016-04-14)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. "Italian single certifications – David Guetta feat. John Legend – Listen" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 16 September 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Listen" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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