Car Keys (Ayla) Explained

Car Keys (Ayla)
Cover:Alok and Ava Max - Car Keys (Ayla).png
Type:single
Artist:Alok and Ava Max
Length:2:27
Label:Sony
Lyricist:
Composer:
Producer:
Chronology:Alok
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"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

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

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

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal[7] and Spotify.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023–2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[8] 44
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[9] 5
Croatia (HRT)[10] 3
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[11] 28
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[12] 30
Germany Download (Official German Charts)[13] -- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator -->30
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[14] 47
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[15] 3
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[16] 37
Moldova Airplay (TopHit)[17] 43
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 34
Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino)[19] 8
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[20] 6
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[21] 87
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 35
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[23] 48
South Korea BGM (Circle)[24] 84
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 76
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)126
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[26] -- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --> 91
UK Singles Sales (OCC)95

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[27] 48
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[28] 36
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[29] 36
Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[30] 47
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[31] 5
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[32] 37
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[33] 95
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[34] 44

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[35] 162
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[36] 120
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[37] 144
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[38] 29
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[39] 63
Latvia Airplay (TopHit)[40] 57
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[41] 90
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[42] 34
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[43] 65
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[44] 152

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alok Releases Club Banger 'Car Keys' Featuring Ava Max. Prakash. Prithvi. EDMTunes. 30 June 2023. 6 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Alok & Ava Max Team Up on New Single, "Car Keys (Ayla)". Vigil. Dom. Prelude Press. 2 July 2023. 6 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Alok & Ava Max Team Up for New Song "Car Keys (Ayla)". PM Studio. 1 July 2023. 6 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Alok i Ava Max udružili snage na novom singlu "Car Keys (Ayla)". Radio M. bs. 4 July 2023. 6 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Ava Max & Alok Share New Single 'Car Keys'. Major. Michael. BroadwayWorld. 30 June 2023. 6 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla) Official Video . .
  7. Web site: Car Keys by Alok & Ava Max . 2023-07-08 . Tidal.
  8. Web site: Top Radio Hits Belarus Weekly Chart: Nov 23, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  9. Web site: PROPHON – Charts. PROPHON. October 12, 2023. September 29, 2023. Bulgarian. October 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231011195949/https://www.prophon.org/charts/29-sep-2023. live.
  10. Web site: Airplay Radio Chart. 28 August 2023 . HRT. 1 September 2023. en.
  11. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Jan 25, 2024. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Radio-Charts Deutschland – Chartwoche 36/2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230918173541/https://radiocharts.com/html/charts_de_main.htm. 18 September 2023. 18 September 2023 . RadioCharts.com . Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  13. Web site: 10 July 2023. 11 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230711000432/https://www.mtv.de/info/b45gik/download-charts-single. de. Offizielle Download Charts Single. MTV Germany. <
  14. Web site: Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Oct 5, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  15. Web site: Top Radio Hits Latvia Weekly Chart: Jul 20, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  16. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Nov 23, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  17. Web site: Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Sep 7, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  18. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 10 July 2023. 8 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Top 20 Nicaragua – Anglo – Del 3 al 9 de Julio, 2023. Monitor Latino. 18 September 2023.
  20. Web site: OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay. OLiS. pl. 25 September 2023. Select week 16.09.2023–22.09.2023..
  21. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Jan 11, 2024. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  22. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Aug 31, 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  23. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 10/09/2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230910064506/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2023-09-10 . it . . 10 September 2023 . 18 July 2024.
  24. Web site: BGM Chart – Week 27 of 2023. Circle Chart. ko. July 13, 2023.
  25. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 27. Sverigetopplistan. 28 July 2023.
  26. Web site: 2023-07-07. Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla). Official Charts Company. <
  27. Web site: Top Radio Hits Belarus Monthly Chart: November 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  28. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: August 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  29. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: December 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  30. Web site: Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Monthly Chart: September 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  31. Web site: Top Radio Hits Latvia Monthly Chart: July 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  32. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Monthly Chart: November 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  33. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: October 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  34. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Monthly Chart: August 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  35. Web site: Top Radio Hits Belarus Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  36. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart 2023. 12 August 2024.
  37. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  38. Web site: Dance Top 100 - a hazai DJ-k játszásai alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. 31 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133330/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/dance/2023. 25 January 2024. hu.
  39. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. 29 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133848/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/radios/2023. 25 January 2024. hu.
  40. Web site: Top Radio Hits Latvia Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  41. Web site: Top Radio Hits Lithuania Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.
  42. Web site: Dutch Top 40 . Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2023 . 1 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231221518/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2023 . 31 December 2023 . nl . live.
  43. Web site: Podsumowanie roczne – OLiA. OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 28 March 2024.
  44. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. 12 August 2024.

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