''Tim'' is the third and final studio album by Swedish DJ and producer Tim Bergling, known by the stage name

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first rec ...

, released on 6 June 2019. It is his sole posthomous album release following his death a year earlier. It includes the single "

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", which was released on 10 April 2019. All profits from sales of the album go towards the

Tim Bergling Foundation The Tim Bergling Foundation is a foundation created by the family of the Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, known as Avicii, to "honour his memory and continue to act in his spirit". Avicii committed suicide in 2018 after suffering a long battle with menta ...

, set up following Avicii's suicide, for mental health awareness.

Background

Avicii's third album was first mentioned in late 2016 after he signed with Universal Sweden, when it was said that his next album would be released in 2017. From 13 July to 2 August, Avicii began sharing teasers for new music and later released ''

Avīci (01) ''Avīci (01)'' is the fourth and final extended play by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii. It was produced by Avicii, Benny Blanco, Andrew Watt, Cashmere Cat and Carl Falk, and released through Avicii Music on 10 August 2017. Background On ...

'' on 11 August 2017 with a total of six tracks. In an interview, he stated that ''(01)'' was the first of three EPs, with his full third album to be released alongside the third EP. Recording for the album resumed in late 2017. During March 2018, Avicii continued to share updates via Instagram and other streaming sites of different IDs and demos being put together for the album, including what would become "Hold the Line", "Bad Reputation", "Tough Love", "Ain't a Thing", and "Fades Away", amongst other demos. According to Kristoffer Fogelmark, the track "Never Leave Me" was the last track Avicii worked on, finished only two days before he left for Oman. Following Avicii's death in April 2018, a representative said the following month that there were "no plans" to release any new material in the immediate future. In April 2019, it was announced that collaborators were enlisted to help finish the work on the album. A team of writers and producers made an album described as containing elements of "psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more". The album's track listing was chosen from 16 possible songs. On 1 and 2 June 2019, fans were given a chance to listen to the album 4–5 days early by going to music cubes in various locations around the world.

Singles

The first single to promote the album, "

", was released on 10 April 2019. A "Fan Memories" video for "SOS", showing quotes from fans about the impact Avicii had on them, was released the same day. "SOS" debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales. "

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" was released as the second single for the album on 9 May 2019. The music video came out on 14 May 2019. "Tough Love" samples

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's track "Banarasiya" from the movie ''

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'' (2013). "

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" was released as the third single for the album on 6 June 2019. The music video, called a "tribute video", which used clips of Avicii in Madagascar (following his final concert), was released on 24 June 2019. "Fades Away" was released as the fourth single on 5 December 2019. While the album version features vocals from

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, the single version features vocals from Costa Rican singer MishCatt to coincide with the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness where she performed it live.

Critical reception

The album received mixed reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on four reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-

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* Avicii is credited throughout by his legal name, Tim Bergling * "Heart Upon My Sleeve" is originally an instrumental track from Avicii's album ''

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''. * "SOS" contains an

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" by

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, written by

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, and

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. * "Freak" samples the song " Stay with Me", originally written and performed by

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(which samples

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's "

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"), and "

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", originally sung by

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and Written by Ei Rokusuke.

Personnel

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''. Production *

– production , vocal production , programming , drum programming *

Vargas & Lagola Vargas & Lagola are a Swedish songwriting and production duo of Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir. They have worked with many artists, including Avicii, Axwell & Ingrosso, David Guetta, Galantis, Madonna and Seinabo Sey. In addition to their s ...

– production , vocal production , programming *

Carl Falk Carl Anthony Falk-Gramer (née Falk; born 17 August 1980 in Stockholm), is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician and has worked with artists such as Demi Lovato, One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer, Nicki Minaj, Ellie Goulding, Mado ...

– production , vocal production , programming * Albin Nedler – production , vocal production , programming * Kristoffer Fogelmark – production , vocal production , programming * Sebastian Furrer – programming * Lucas von Bahder – production * Marcus Thunberg Wessel – production , vocal production *

Ash Pournouri Arash Pournouri (born 28 August 1981 in Iran), also known as Ash Pournouri, is an Iranian-Swedish record manager, record producer, songwriter and record executive. While he is most known as the former manager for Avicii, their artist-manager relati ...

– co-production Technical * Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineering * Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering * Kevin Grainger – mixing and mastering Instruments * Avicii – keyboards , bass guitar *

Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir (born 27 October 1981) is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He regularly collaborates with Vincent Pontare as the songwriting and production duo Vargas and Lagola. Together, they have worked with many ...

– guitar , bass guitar , strings , violin , vocals *

Vincent Pontare Fred Vincent Pontare (born 13 May 1980) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer. He is also known by the mononym Vincent. He regularly collaborates with Salem Al Fakir as songwriting, producer, and duo Vargas & Lagola. Together, they have w ...

– drums , vocals *

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– guitar , vocals * Albin Nedler – keyboards , guitar * Kristoffer "Bonn" Fogelmark – keyboards , guitar , vocals *

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– vocals * Agnes – vocals *

– keyboards *

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– vocals * Zachary Hannah – vocals *

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– guitar *

Dan Reynolds Daniel Coulter Reynolds (born July 14, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds also released an EP in 2011, titled ''Egyptian – EP,'' as a duo with his former wife Aja ...

– vocals *

– vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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