Stranger Things (Kygo song)

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"Stranger Things"
Kygo Stranger Things (Alan Walker remix).png
Alan Walker remix cover
Single by Kygo featuring OneRepublic
from the album Kids in Love
Released24 January 2018 (2018-01-24)
Genre
Length3:41
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Ryan Tedder
Producer(s) Kygo
Kygo singles chronology
"Kids in Love"
(2017)
"Stranger Things"
(2018)
"Remind Me to Forget"
(2018)
OneRepublic singles chronology
"Rich Love"
(2017)
"Stranger Things"
(2018)
"Start Again"
(2018)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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