The Days (song)

"The Days"
Single by Avicii
from the album The Days / Nights EP
Released 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (album version)
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
  • 5:51 (extended mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Salem Al Fakir
  • Avicii
  • Vincent Pontare
Avicii singles chronology
"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(2014)		 "The Days"
(2014)		 "Divine Sorrow"
(2014)

"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(2014)		 "The Days"
(2014)		 "Divine Sorrow"
(2014)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Shine My Shoes"
(2014) Shine My Shoes2014		 "The Days"
(2014) The Days2014		 "Party Like a Russian"
(2016) Party Like a Russian2016
Music video
"The Days" (lyrics video) on YouTube

"The Days" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, featuring vocals by English singer Robbie Williams. The song was written by Brandon Flowers,[1] Robbie Williams, Salem Al Fakir, Avicii and Vincent Pontare,[2] and was produced by Avicii, Fakir and Pontare. The song was played for the first time in Boston, featuring uncredited vocals by Fakir. The song was released worldwide on 3 October 2014. It was released alongside "The Nights" in The Days / Nights EP.[3] A planned release in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2014 was cancelled.[4]

Composition

"The Days" is written in the key of C major, at a tempo of 127 BPM.[5] The chord structure is based on the pop punk chord progression.

Recording

The song was originally meant to be a collaboration between Brandon Flowers and Avicii, with Flowers writing the lyrics and providing the vocals. However, due to Flowers' dissatisfaction with the recording, Avicii brought on a different vocalist, Robbie Williams.[6]

Music video

An official lyric video was also released on YouTube by the official Avicii Vevo channel.[7] In the video, an artist (later confirmed as INO),[8] spray-paints the lyrics of "The Days" in black against a white wall. Near the end of the video, a pan-out reveals the lyrics creating a portrait of Avicii, which is subsequently covered with splashes of coloured paint by the artist.[9]

As of May 2018, the lyric video has been viewed more than 150 million times.[10]

Track listing

Digital download[11]
No.TitleLength
1."The Days"4:38

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single.[15]

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ "Brandon Flowers collaborates with Avicii for new version of 'The Days'". nme.com.
  2. ↑ "IBM Security Access Manager". mobile.ascap.com.
  3. ↑ "The Days/Nights - EP by Avicii". iTunes. 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (3 October 2014). "Avicii Returns With Genre-Defying "The Days" ft. U.K. Superstar Robbie Williams". fuse.tv.
  5. ↑ Avicii "The Days" Sheet Music musicnotes.com
  6. ↑ "Hear Avicii's Awesome Unreleased Jam With the Killers' Brandon Flowers". billboard.com.
  7. ↑ "Avicii - The Days (Lyric Video)".
  8. ↑ "INO - Official artist website".
  9. ↑ "Billboard magazine: Watch Avicii's 'The Days' Lyric Video". Billboard. 3 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Avicii - The Days (Lyric Video)".
  11. ↑ "The Days - Single by Avicii on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ↑ "Universal Music Deutschland: Deine Stars, deine Musik, alle Genres - Universal Music".
  13. ↑ "Avicii - The Days". discogs.com.
  14. ↑ "Avicii - The Days / Nights EP". Discogs.
  15. ↑ The Days (booklet). Avicii. PM:AM Recordings. 2014. 0602547072924.
  16. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Avicii – The Days". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  17. ↑ "Week Commencing ~ 20 October 2014 ~ Issue #1286" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Avicii – The Days" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – The Days" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – The Days" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – The Days" (in French). Ultratip.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Avicii – The Days" (in French). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "Top 100 Billboard Brasil - weekly". Billboard Brasil. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201447 into search. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201445 into search. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  27. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Avicii – The Days". Tracklisten.
  28. ↑ "Avicii: The Days" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  29. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Avicii – The Days" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  30. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Avicii – The Days". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  31. ↑ "Airplay Charts Deutschland – Woche 48/2014". German Charts. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  32. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  33. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  34. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  35. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 45, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  36. ↑ "Avicii – The Days Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 41 (dal 06-10-2014 al 12-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  38. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  39. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Avicii" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  40. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Avicii – The Days" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  41. ↑ "Charts.nz – Avicii – The Days". Top 40 Singles.
  42. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Avicii – The Days". VG-lista.
  43. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  44. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201448 into search.
  45. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201444 into search.
  46. ↑ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  47. ↑ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2014-12-09". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  48. ↑ "Gaon International Download Chart" (in Korean). GAON. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  49. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Avicii – The Days" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  50. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Avicii – The Days". Singles Top 100.
  51. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Avicii – The Days". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  52. ↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 8th November 2014". Official Charts Company. 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  53. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  54. ↑ "Avicii Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  55. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  56. ↑ "FIMI - Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  57. ↑ "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  58. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (14 February 2015). "ARIA Singles: Paul McCartney Scores First No 1 In 37 Years". Noise11. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  59. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Avicii; 'The Days')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  60. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Avicii – The Days" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  61. ↑ "Avicii - The Days" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  62. ↑ "Certificeringer - Avicii - The Day". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  63. ↑ "Top 100 Streaming - Semana 51: del 15.12.2014 al 21.12.2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
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