Car Keys (Ayla)

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"Car Keys (Ayla)"
Single by Alok and Ava Max
Released30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Length2:27
LabelSony
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Alok singles chronology
"2 Much 2 Handle"
(2023) 		"Car Keys (Ayla)"
(2023) 		"Drum Machine"
(2023)
Ava Max singles chronology
"Ghost"
(2023) 		"Car Keys (Ayla)"
(2023) 		"Choose Your Fighter"
(2023)
Music video
"Car Keys (Ayla)" on YouTube

"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer Ava Max. It was released on 30 June 2023 through Sony.

Background[edit]

On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a Zoom call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter Raye and Brazilian DJ Alok.[1] On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on Instagram, hinting at a possible collaboration. Alok teased the song at multiple live shows as well as on his Instagram stories. On 20 June, a snippet of the song leaked.[2] The song features a prominent sample of the trance song "Ayla" (1996) by German DJ Ayla.[3]

Speaking about the collaboration, Alok said, "Ava is someone I've wanted to work with for a long time and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the result", sharing his excitement for the world to hear the song. Max added that it was a "great experience collaborating with Alok". She further spoke positively of "the process of creating the music", including the songwriting and video shoot.[4]

Music video[edit]

An accompanying music video was filmed in Hamburg and São Paulo and released on July 19, 2023.[5][6]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from Tidal[7] and Spotify.[8]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Car Keys (Ayla)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[39] Platinum 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Vigil, Dom (2 July 2023). "Alok & Ava Max Team Up on New Single, "Car Keys (Ayla)"". Prelude Press. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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  4. ^ "Alok i Ava Max udružili snage na novom singlu "Car Keys (Ayla)"". Radio M (in Bosnian). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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  39. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla)" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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