X You Explained

X You
Cover:XYouAviciisong.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Avicii
Released:26 February 2013
Recorded:December 2012February 2013
Genre:Progressive house
Length:6:51 (original mix)
3:20 (radio edit)
Label:
Producer:
  • Avicii
  • Kian Sang
  • Naxsy
  • Martin Kupilas
  • Ваня Хакси
  • Jonathan Madray
  • Mateusz Kolata
  • TheW
  • Christian Westphalen
Prev Title:I Could Be the One
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:We Write the Story
Next Year:2013

"X You" is a progressive house song produced by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. The track was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2013. It is the final production for Avicii's successful project "Avicii X You". The song features sequences from Kian Sang (melody), Naxsy (bassline), Martin Kupilas (beat and rhythm), Ваня Хакси (break), Jonathan Madray, Mateusz Kolata, TheW and Christian Westphalen (effects).[1] The song is written in the key of G minor, at a tempo of 126 BPM.

Music video

The video for "X You" was released on Avicii's VEVO YouTube channel on 26 February 2013. The music video contains various clips of Avicii at work on the song and other short clips of nature for 5–10 seconds. It also contains text explaining the project, how many people contributed, the winners and the contributing countries. The video concludes with a time of 3 minutes and 46 seconds.

As of April 2023, the video has received over 16 million views.

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Sweden[3] 22 February 2013Digital downloadLE7ELS
United Kingdom[4]
Russia[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviciixyou . 10 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110080327/http://www.aviciixyou.com/ . 10 January 2013 .
  2. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2013. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 12 October 2019.
  3. https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/x-you-single/id607138102 iTunes - Musik - X You - Single av Avicii
  4. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/x-you-single/id607138102 iTunes - Music - X You - Single by Avicii
  5. https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/x-you-single/id607138102 iTunes - Music - X You - Single by Avicii