Spirits (The Strumbellas song) explained

Spirits
Cover:StrumbellasSpirits.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Strumbellas
Album:Hope
Released:January 28, 2016
Genre:Folk rock, indie rock
Label:Glassnote
Producer:Dave Schiffman
Next Title:We Don't Know
Next Year:2016

"Spirits" is a song by Canadian indie folk band the Strumbellas. It was produced by Dave Schiffman and was released as a single from the band's third album, Hope, in 2016.

Music video

The official music video was released on January 28, 2016.[1] It depicts the band performing the song at a funeral where all the mourners are wearing masks and costumes. During the procession, it becomes a lively parade based on a jazz funeral.[2]

In popular culture

The song was used in the film Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life in 2016.

The song was featured in the trailer for the 2018 film Midnight Sun, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger.[3]

In 2020, the song went viral on TikTok, with a slowed down version,[4] and a remix version made by DragoKG.[5] It has been in more than 289.7K videos on TikTok as of March 23, 2021.[6]

As a result of the viral popularity of "Spirits" on TikTok, on September 10, 2020, the band re-released an official lyric video to the song more than 5 years since it was released to YouTube, which received more than 837K views as of March 23, 2022.[7] A bittersweet nostalgia themed clip comparing then and now footage of famous celebrities has been used on social media websites using this song.

In June 2023, the song was used in the Netflix animated series This World Can't Tear Me Down by Zerocalcare, at the end of episode 6 "No Place for You".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–2017)Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[8] 20
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 12
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[10] 6
Canada Rock (Billboard)[11] 2
France (SNEP)[12] 63
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[13] 30
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 10
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[15] 24
Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts)[16] 25
Slovenia (SloTop50)[17] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 35
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 31
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 57
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 77
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 68
Italy (FIMI)[23] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 52
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[25] 21
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[26] 9
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] 7
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[28] 22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Strumbellas - Spirits. YouTube. January 28, 2016. July 27, 2021.
  2. The Strumbellas Premiere James Bond-Inspired 'Spirits' Video, Talk Glassnote Debut Album . . . January 28, 2016. April 6, 2016 . Payne, Chris.
  3. Web site: Midnight Sun . Youtube . August 22, 2023.
  4. Web site: Spirits - Strumbellas (Slowed Down). YouTube. September 2, 2020. March 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: The Strumbellas - Spirits / DragoKG Remix - (TIKTOK FULL VERSION By DragoKG). YouTube. September 13, 2020. March 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Spirits created by The Strumbellas | Popular songs on TikTok. TikTok. March 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: The Strumbellas - Spirits (Lyric Video). YouTube. September 10, 2020. March 23, 2021.
  8. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada AC for The Strumbellas. August 2, 2016.
  9. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for The Strumbellas. August 2, 2016.
  10. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada Hot AC for The Strumbellas. August 2, 2016.
  11. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada Rock for The Strumbellas. April 6, 2016.
  12. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 39, 2016). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. October 4, 2016.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160331101608/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. March 31, 2016. Vika 12 – 2016. is. Plötutíðindi. September 27, 2022.
  14. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Athe%20strumbellas&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A913&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=the%20strumbellas Luxembourg Digital Songs chart History - The Strumbellas ]. . July 14, 2017.
  15. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Athe%20strumbellas&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1188&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=the%20strumbellas The Strumbellas – Chart history (Mexico Ingles Airplay)]. Billboard. July 14, 2017.
  16. Web site: Netherlands Single Tip Chart - July 16, 2016. Mega Charts. July 16, 2016. August 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart . SloTop50. July 14, 2017.
  18. Web site: Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016. oe3.orf.at. December 29, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228174302/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/. December 28, 2016.
  19. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016. Hung Medien. December 29, 2016.
  20. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2016. Hung Medien. December 29, 2016.
  21. Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2016. Billboard. December 9, 2016.
  22. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016 . German . . viva.tv . January 1, 2017 . January 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126235349/http://www.viva.tv/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 . dead.
  23. Web site: Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali . Italian . . February 23, 2017 . Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents . January 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110154925/http://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-fimi-gfk-2016-le-uniche-classifiche-annuali-complete . dead.
  24. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. January 2, 2017.
  25. Hot Rock Songs - Year-End 2016. Billboard. November 26, 2017.
  26. Rock Airplay Songs - Year-End 2016. Billboard. November 26, 2017.
  27. Alternative Songs - Year-End 2016. Billboard. November 26, 2017.
  28. Adult Alternative Songs - Year-End 2016. Billboard. November 26, 2017.

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