The Days (song)
"The Days" | ||||
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Single by Avicii featuring Robbie Williams | ||||
from the EP The Days / Nights EP | ||||
Released | 3 October 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 4:38 (album version) 3:45 (radio edit) | |||
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"The Days" (lyrics video) on YouTube |
"The Days" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, with vocals by English singer Robbie Williams. The song was written by Brandon Flowers,[1] Robbie Williams, Salem Al Fakir, Avicii and Vincent Pontare,[2] and was produced by Avicii, Fakir and Pontare. The song was played for the first time in Boston, with uncredited vocals by Fakir. The song was released worldwide on 3 October 2014. It was released alongside "The Nights" in The Days / Nights EP.[3] A planned release in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2014 was cancelled.[4]
Composition
"The Days" is written in the key of C major, at a tempo of 127 BPM.[5] The chord structure is based on the pop punk chord progression.
Recording
The song was originally written with Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir, but was meant to be a collaboration between Brandon Flowers and Avicii, with Flowers providing the vocals. However, due to Flowers' dissatisfaction with the recording, Avicii brought on a different vocalist, Robbie Williams.[6]
Music video
An official lyric video was also released on YouTube by the official Avicii Vevo channel.[7] In the video, an artist (later confirmed as INO),[8] spray-paints the lyrics of "The Days" in black against a white wall. Near the end of the video, a pan-out reveals the lyrics creating a portrait of Avicii, which is subsequently covered with splashes of coloured paint by the artist.[9]
As of May 2020, the lyric video has been viewed more than 180 million times.[10]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Days" | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Days" (Radio Edit) | 3:45 |
2. | "The Days" (Original Mix) | 4:38 |
3. | "The Days" (Extended Mix) | 5:51 |
Total length: | 14:14 |
Credits and personnel
- Brandon Flowers – lyrics
- Salem Al Fakir – producer
- Tim Bergling – music, producer
- Vincent Pontare – producer
- Robbie Williams – vocals
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
- Ash Pournouri – executive producer
Credits adapted from CD single.[13]
Charts and certifications
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
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- ^ "Billboard magazine: Watch Avicii's 'The Days' Lyric Video". Billboard. 3 October 2014.
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- ^ The Days (booklet). Avicii. PM:AM Recordings. 2014. 0602547072924.
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- Single chart usages for Germany2
- Avicii songs
- 2014 songs
- Songs written by Avicii
- Songs written by Brandon Flowers
- Number-one singles in Finland
- Number-one singles in Norway
- Number-one singles in Sweden
- Songs written by Vincent Pontare
- Songs written by Salem Al Fakir
- Song recordings produced by Vincent Pontare
- Song recordings produced by Salem Al Fakir