Salt (Ava Max song) explained

Salt
Cover:Ava Max Salt New Cover.jpg
Alt:Salt is sprinkled across a black background, forming Max's signature haircut logo. There is no text on the cover.
Type:single
Artist:Ava Max
Album:Heaven & Hell
A-Side:Torn
Studio:A Studios, West Hollywood, California
Genre:Dance-pop
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Cirkut
Chronology:Ava Max
Prev Title:Tabú
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Alone, Pt. II
Next Year:2019

"Salt" is a song by American singer Ava Max, released on December 12, 2019, through Atlantic Records as the fourth single from her debut studio album, Heaven & Hell (2020). The song was initially released on YouTube and SoundCloud in 2018, before being re-released on streaming services. It was written by Max, Autumn Rowe, Madison Love, Nicole Morier, and the producer Cirkut. The dance-pop song is regarded as a "fan-favorite" by several publications, who praised the upbeat production. "Salt" peaked at number one in Poland, and charted in the top 10 in Austria, CIS, Finland, Germany, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, and Switzerland. The song received a quadruple platinum certification in Poland and Norway, and was certified platinum in four countries.

Background and composition

"Salt" was initially released on YouTube and SoundCloud in 2018, where it gained 4 million views on the former by December 2019.[1] On December 5, 2019, Max revealed the release date on social media,[2] which was subsequently re-released as a digital single on several streaming services on December 12, 2019. She acknowledged that the song's re-release was due to its high streaming numbers, despite containing no prior marketing or promotion.[3] It was written by Max, Autumn Rowe, Madison Love, Nicole Morier, and the producer Cirkut.

"Salt" is a dance-pop song,[4] with elements of disco.[1] It contains "pumping disco beats from the seventies and eighties" blended with Max's "vocal inflexions". A violin is heard in the introduction, while Wonder Woman and Marilyn Monroe are lyrically mentioned throughout the song, due to their icon status in femininity.[5] The song's lyrics describes the carefree nature of not crying over an ex.[6]

Critical reception

Several publications have regarded "Salt" to be a "fan-favorite" since its 2018 release.[1] [4] [7] Rania Aniftos of Billboard described the song as an "upbeat, sassy track about having fun after a sad spell",[7] while Madeline Roth of MTV News called it "dance-pop blissfulness".[4] Writing for Stereogum, Chris DeVille wrote that "Salt" is the best song out of Max's discography despite sounding similar to Lady Gaga.[8] Shaoni Das of Music Talkers stated that the song is an "exhilarating dance number, awash in pools of glitter, glamour, and confidence".[5] However, Nicholas Hautman of Us Weekly criticized the song's lyrics for being cliché, specifically noting that it is "about crying so much that you literally run out of the electrolytes needed to form tears".[9]

Commercial performance

"Salt" topped the Polish Airplay Top 100 on the chart issued April 4, 2020, where it was ultimately certified quadruple platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) for track-equivalent sales of 80,000 units on August 11, 2021. In Norway, the song debuted at number 37 on the VG-lista, before peaking at number five. On the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, "Salt" debuted at number 71 on the chart dated March 13, 2020. It peaked at number eight on the chart dated April 17, 2020, and was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for track-equivalent sales of 30,000 units in the country. In Germany, "Salt" debuted at number 99 on the Offizielle Deutsche Charts dated February 21, 2020, and peaked at number 10 on the chart issued April 10, 2020. The song received a platinum certification by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for track-equivalent sales of 400,000 units in the country. "Salt" charted in the top 10 in Finland, Russia, Ukraine, and Switzerland, while receiving a platinum certification in Brazil, and gold certifications in France and the United States.

Track listing

Digital download / streaming[10]

  1. "Salt" 3:00

Digital download / streaming – acoustic[11]

  1. "Salt" (Acoustic) 3:10

Digital download / streaming – The Remixes[12]

  1. "Salt" (Syn Cole Remix) 3:11
  2. "Salt" (Toby Green Remix) 2:47

Spotify streaming[13]

  1. "Salt" 3:00
  2. "Torn" 3:18
  3. "Freaking Me Out" 3:12

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from "Torn" German CD single and Tidal.[14] [15]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[16] 40
Croatia (HRT)[17] 29
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] 15
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[19] 1
Greece (IFPI)[20] 66
Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 34
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-->[22] 52
Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] 30
CIS (TopHit)[25] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[26] 43
France (SNEP)[27] 145
Germany (Official German Charts)[28] 33
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[29] 53
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 68
Hungary (Single Top 40)[31] 41
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[32] 53
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 59
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 100
Poland (ZPAV)[35] 4
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[36] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 23
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[39] 37
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
CIS (TopHit)[40] 100
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[41] 43
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[42] 110
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[43] 55
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[44] 71
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[45] 59
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[46] 76

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)VersionLabel
VariousJuly 27, 2018SoundCloudOriginalSelf-released[47]
December 12, 2019Atlantic
April 8, 2020Acoustic
April 16, 2020Remixes

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Your wish is my command. 1202724362417139713. AvaMax. Ava Max. December 5, 2019. December 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206064554/https://twitter.com/AvaMax/status/1202724362417139713. December 6, 2019. live.
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  6. Web site: The MixtapE! Presents Harry Styles, Dua Lipa and More New Music Musts. Nilles. Billy. E! Online. December 14, 2019. June 22, 2020. September 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904002655/https://www.eonline.com/news/1102687/the-mixtape-presents-harry-styles-dua-lipa-and-more-new-music-musts. live.
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  12. Web site: Salt (The Remixes) – Single. Apple Music (US). April 16, 2020. September 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904002655/https://music.apple.com/us/album/salt-the-remixes-single/1508016378. live.
  13. Web site: Salt. Spotify. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191226032116/https://open.spotify.com/album/6KPJTxKFCpuzrwyJGcURqK. December 26, 2019. December 26, 2019.
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  15. Web site: Salt. Tidal. March 13, 2020.
  16. Web site: HOT 100 Issue 1289. The Music Network. 20 August 2020. September 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904002657/https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/issues/1289/chart/?list=H100. live.
  17. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. May 5, 2020. June 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606164958/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-4-svibnja-2020/230056/. live.
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