SOS (Avicii song) explained

SOS
Type:single
Cover:Avicii - SOS.png
Artist:Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc
Album:Tim
Genre:EDM
Label:
Producer:
  • Avicii
  • Nedler
  • Fogelmark
Chronology:Avicii
Prev Title:Lonely Together
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Tough Love
Next Year:2019

"SOS" is the first posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring co-productions from Albin Nedler and Kristoffer Fogelmark, and vocals by American singer Aloe Blacc.[1] It was released on 10 April 2019 as the lead single of Avicii's posthumous third studio album, Tim (2019).[2] [3] The single is also his second number-one (and his first posthumously charted single to reach number-one), as well as Blacc's first, on Billboards Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, in its 1 June 2019 issue.[4]

The song was produced by Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, and Avicii. It features an interpolation of "No Scrubs" by TLC, written by Tameka Cottle, Kandi Burruss, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs.

The song was released alongside a video featuring comments on the Avicii Memory Board, as well as a behind-the-scenes video that was released two hours prior. It debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales.

Background

The song was completed by a team of writers and producers following Avicii's death in April 2018.[3] It was said to be "75–80% done" at the time of his death.[5]

Co-producers Kristoffer Fogelmark and Albin Nedler confirmed that after Avicii's death, they received the MIDI file for the song that he had produced, and said that all the sounds and notes in the song were from Avicii himself without any additional production.[6] The only additional production done on the track was for Aloe Blacc's vocals.

Though Avicii had suggested Aloe Blacc as a potential singer for the song, Blacc recorded his vocals after Avicii's death.[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Dance (ARIA)[8] 1
China Airplay/FL (Billboard)[9] 5
Colombia (National-Report)[10] 76
Croatia (HRT)[11] 1
Ecuador (National-Report)[12] 23
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 2
Germany Dance (Official German Charts)[14] 1
Greece (IFPI)[15] 17
Latvia (LAIPA)[16] 6
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 6
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[18] 5
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[19] 35
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[20] 1
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[21] 24
Slovenia (SloTop50)[22] 4
Venezuela (National-Report)[23] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 59
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 20
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 18
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 71
Denmark (Tracklisten)[29] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 36
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[31] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 26
Latvia (LAIPA)[33] 62
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35] 24
Poland (ZPAV)[36] 26
Portugal (AFP)[37] 131
Slovenia (SloTop50)[38] 25
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 25
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41] 34
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[42] 2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[43] 12

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various10 April 2019
United States25 June 2019Top 40 radio[44]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Avicii's Posthumous Album 'Tim' Arriving This Summer. Rolling Stone. Kreps. Daniel. 5 April 2019. 6 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Spotify. Facebook. 10 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Posthumous Avicii Album Due in June. Variety. Aswad. Jem. 5 April 2019. 6 April 2019.
  4. https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8513754/avicii-dancemix-show-airplay-chart-sos "Avicii Advances to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart With 'SOS'"
  5. Web site: Posthumous Avicii Album 'TIM' Releasing In June, Proceeds Going To Charity. Magnetic Magazine. Middleton. Ryan. 5 April 2019. 11 April 2019.
  6. Avicii - The Story Behind "SOS" ft. Aloe Blacc.
  7. Web site: SOS / Avicii. Tidal. 10 April 2019.
  8. Web site: ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 15 April 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 April 2019.
  9. Web site: China Airplay Chart/Foreign Language - 06/05/2019. Billboard China. Chinese. 17 May 2019. 2019-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518043318/http://m.billboardchina.cn/top/radiocharts/2019-05-06.html. dead.
  10. Web site: Top 100 Colombia. Spanish. 18 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718114448/http://www.national-report.com/top-colombia/. 18 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. 24 May 2019. 23 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190523201406/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-20-svibnja-2019/198980/. dead.
  12. Web site: Top 100 Ecuador (Week 18 of 2019). National-Report. 3 May 2019. 6 May 2019. es.
  13. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22SOS%22&f[1]=ts_chart_artistname%3AAvicii%20Featuring%20Aloe%20Blacc&refine=1 Euro Digital Song Sales - April 27, 2019]. Billboard. 27 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Offiziellecharts.de – Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc – SOS. GfK Entertainment Charts. 24 April 2019.
  15. http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html IFPI Greek Digital Singles (International)
  16. Web site: Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 16. nedēļa. Latvian. LAIPA. 28 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115115/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/pasaule/muzikas-paterina-tops-16-nedela-7916. 10 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. 19 April 2019. 3 December 2019.
  18. Web site: The Official Lebanese Top 20 – Avicii. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 14 May 2019.
  19. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&amp;artist=avicii&amp;f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Aavicii&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2Asos%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&title=sos&type=1&artist=avicii&title=sos Mexico Ingles Airplay]. . 11 May 2019. 7 May 2019.
  20. "Lijst van 20-04-2019 - MEGA TOP 50" (in Dutch). Mega Top 50
  21. Web site: Airplay 100 – 7 iulie 2019. Kiss FM. Romanian. 9 July 2019. 7 July 2019.
  22. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 20 May 2019. 20 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200720035610/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=21. dead.
  23. Web site: Top 100 Venezuela (Week 16 of 2019). National-Report. 3 May 2019. 6 May 2019. es.
  24. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2020.
  25. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019. austriancharts.at. 1 January 2020.
  26. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2019. Ultratop. 20 December 2019.
  27. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2019. Ultratop. 20 December 2019.
  28. Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  29. Web site: Track Top-100 2019. Hitlisten. Danish. 15 January 2020.
  30. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2019. mtv.de. German. 6 December 2019.
  31. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög – 2019. Plötutíðindi. is. November 29, 2021.
  32. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 9 January 2020. 11 January 2020.
  33. Web site: Digitālās Mūzikas Tops 2019. LAIPA. lv. 3 January 2020.
  34. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019. Dutch Top 40. 31 December 2019.
  35. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2019. dutchcharts.nl. 5 January 2020.
  36. Web site: Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Polish. 28 January 2020.
  37. Web site: Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Portuguese. 14 August 2020.
  38. Web site: SloTop50 – Letne lestvice. SloTop50. Slovenian. 31 December 2019. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301200026/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2019. dead.
  39. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2019. Sverigetopplistan. 14 January 2020.
  40. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019. hitparade.ch. 31 December 2019.
  41. Web site: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. Copsey. Rob. 1 January 2020. 1 January 2020.
  42. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  43. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  44. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates. AllAccess. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619204131/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 19 June 2019. 20 June 2019.

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