"Final Song" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012, releasing her debut extended play, ''Bikini ...

. It was released on 13 May 2016 for her second studio album, ''

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'', but was only included on the Japanese release of the album. The song was written and composed by MØ and

Noonie Bao Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius (born 9 August 1987), better known by the stage name Noonie Bao, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists such as Don Diablo, Ava Max, Katy Perry, Zara Larsson, Charli XCX, ...

alongside

MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...

, who produced the song. "Final Song" was released by Chess Club and

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and premiered on

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on 12 May 2016 at 7:00 PM BST at

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. It was released on

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the same day and on

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the following day. It reached the top 5 in Denmark, the top 20 in Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom, and the top 100 in Canada and Sweden.

Background and release

The song was written by MØ, MNEK and Noonie Bao in

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in 2016. MØ sent a rough version of the song to MNEK with the changes she wanted to see, asking him to "make it a little lighter". The two later worked on it together, which ended being "dope" according to MNEK. MØ said of the song is "about reconnecting with your inner strength. With your inner glow, passion, spirit animal, whatever – the force that keeps us going and doing what we love. ..We all need to feel empowered from within to be the best version of ourself, but it’s not always easy and that’s what inspired me to write these lyrics. When you’re united with your inner glow you can beat the fears and fly towards your dreams." MØ released a snippet of the song on

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on 9 May 2016. Like her previous single "Kamikaze", "Final Song" was premiered by

in the

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Composition

"Final Song" is a

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and

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song, which contains elements of

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. The chorus features a "supremely weird, four-stepping drum machine and a flameout of synthesized xylophonic blips." Lyrically, the song is "about forging on through trying times and the importance of harnessing one's inner power." The song is written in the key of

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with a

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tempo of 105

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. MØ's vocals span from B₃ to E₅ in the song.

Reception

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'' called the song an infectious summer anthem. ''

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'' named it "a beautiful new pop confection".

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wrote it is "one of the more brilliant song of the summer contenders". ''

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'' wrote that she "keeps getting better with every release." UK indie band

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covered the song in the

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in a mash-up with " The Final Countdown" and "

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Music video

The music video for the song directed by Tomas Whitmore was released to

on 9 June 2016. The video was produced by Hugo Peers and shot in the California Desert National Conservation Area by DOP Niko Wiesnet.

Live performances

On 16 September 2016 MØ performed the single live for ''

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''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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