Control (Zoe Wees song) explained

Control
Cover:	Zoe Wees - Control.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Zoe Wees
Ep:	Golden Wings
Length:	3:51
Recorded:	2020
Released:	13 March 2020
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Valeria Music
Next Title:	Girls Like Us
Next Year:	2021

"Control" is the debut solo single by German singer Zoe Wees, from her debut EP Golden Wings. It released by Valeria Music on 13 March 2020 as the lead single from the EP. Written by Wees, Patrick Pyke Salmy, Emma Sophia Rosen, Ricardo Muñoz, René Miller, and Nils Bodenstedt, the song is a power ballad and about the singer's anxiety and lack of control due to her struggles with epilepsy.^[1]

Background

After debuting in June 2018 as a featured artist on Moonbootica's single "Hibernating", Wees signed a record deal with the label Valeria Music, a division of Caroline Distribution, and began recording new music in early 2020.^[2]

Music video

The song's official video, directed by Dennis Dirksen, was released on 27 March 2020. As of December 2022, the video has 75,191,077 views on YouTube.

Commercial performance

Upon release, the song failed to chart, but in the following months it began to gain popularity on Spotify, entering the viral charts of various European countries.^{[1] [2]} During the summer, "Control" reached in the top 40 of Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland. In October the song peaked at number 1 on the French Radio Singles Chart;^[3] in the same month it was certified gold in Italy for moving units.

In the United States, after receiving massive airplay, the song peaked at number 22 on the US Mainstream Top 40 and entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number 19 on the chart issue dated 31 October 2020.^[4] In September 2021 it was certified gold in the country for moving units.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Croatia (HRT)^[5]	62
France (SNEP)^[6]	22
Romania (Airplay 100)^[7]	51
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[8]	12
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[9]	6
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[10]	22
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[11]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[12]	45
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[13]	12
France (SNEP)^[14]	172
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	66
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[16]	97
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Germany's Zoe Wees Owns Her Journey on Powerful Debut Single. Spotify. 6 July 2020. 27 October 2020.
2. Web site: Zoe Wees' Stunning "Control" Earns Top Spot On Spotify's Pop Rising Playlist. Cantor, Brian. Headline Planet. 5 June 2020. 27 October 2020.
3. Web site: Singles Radio (Week 40, 2020).
4. Web site: WhoHeem Scores First Career Hot 100 Hit With 'Lets Link'. Zellner, Xander. Billboard. 10 September 2020. 27 October 2020.
5. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. 27 October 2020. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022045038/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-19-listopada-2020/247512/. dead.
6. Web site: Top Singles (Week 44, 2020).
7. News: Top Airplay 100 - Spune-mi că Roxen e pe primul loc!. Top Airplay 100 – Tell me Roxen is on the top!. Arvunescu, Victor. 26 October 2020. 26 October 2020. Romanian. Un site de muzică.
8. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 2 November 2020.
9. Web site: Bubbling Under Hot 100 - November 21, 2020. Billboard. 17 November 2020.
10. Web site: Adult Pop Songs - December 5, 2020. Billboard. 2 December 2020.
11. Web site: Pop Songs - November 21, 2020. Billboard. 17 November 2020.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.
13. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2020. Ultratop. 18 December 2020.
14. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2020. SNEP. fr. 9 February 2021.
15. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2020. mtv.de. GfK Entertainment. German. 9 December 2020.
16. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020. Dutch Top 40. nl. 28 December 2020.
17. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020. hitparade.ch. 28 December 2020.
18. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021. hitparade.ch. 27 December 2021.