Broken Arrows (song)

"Broken Arrows"
Single by Avicii
from the album Stories
Released 29 September 2015[1][2]
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:52
Label Universal Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Avicii
Avicii singles chronology
"Pure Grinding"
(2015)		 "Broken Arrows"
(2015)		 "Taste the Feeling"
(2016)

"Pure Grinding"
(2015)		 "Broken Arrows"
(2015)		 "Taste the Feeling"
(2016)
Zac Brown singles chronology
"Broken Arrows"
(2015) Broken Arrows2015

"Broken Arrows" is a 2015 single by Avicii featuring uncredited vocals from Zac Brown of American country music group Zac Brown Band, released on Universal Music.[3][4][5] The track appears on his album Stories.[2]

Composition

"Broken Arrows" combines Brown's vocals with "thumping bass and twinkling synth lines".[6]

Like one of Avicii's previous singles, "Hey Brother", "Broken Arrows" is a dance song containing elements of country music. It is written in the key of G major.[6]

Reception

Chris Parton of Rolling Stone described Brown's vocals as "crystal-clear" and the song's hook as "a cross between a game-show theme song and something from Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers".[6]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Julius Onah.[7] It was released on 23 November 2015. It is inspired by the life of Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the high jump by introducing a new technique known as the Fosbury Flop.[8]

Track listing

Digital download — Remixes[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Arrows" (M-22 Remix)3:58
2."Broken Arrows" (Aston Shuffle Remix)3:39
3."Broken Arrows" (Kid Remix)4:22
4."Broken Arrows" (Didrick Remix)2:55
Total length:14:54

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 12
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] 48
Belgium Dance (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 74
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 86
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[21] 38
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 95
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 178
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 10
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 39

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 40,000^
Sweden (GLF)[29] 3× Platinum 120,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ AviciiOfficialVEVO (29 September 2015). "Avicii - Broken Arrows". Retrieved 30 June 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 "Stories - Avicii".
  3. ↑ Times, Music (1 July 2015). "Avicii Premieres 'Stories' Zac Brown Band Collaboration "Broken Arrows"". MusicTimes.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "New Avicii Single \"Broken Arrows\" featuring Zac Brown Band". EDM Chicago. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Listen to Avicii's New Collab with Zac Brown Band, 'Broken Arrows'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Hear Zac Brown Band and Avicii's Sparkling 'Broken Arrows'". RollingStone.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Avicii - Broken Arrows (2015) - IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Stutz, Colin (23 November 2015). "Avicii Releases Inspirational New 'Broken Arrows' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Broken Arrows (Remixes) - EP by Avicii on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
  14. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in French). Ultratip.
  15. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  17. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 4, 2016". Irish Singles Chart.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". VG-lista.
  22. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201551 into search.
  23. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". Singles Top 100.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". Swiss Singles Chart.
  25. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 10.10.2015 (wk41)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard.
  27. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  28. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Avicii – Broken Arrows". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat" (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2017-11-09. Type Avicii in the top right search bar. Click on "Sok" and select Broken Arrows and see certification.


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