"Geronimo" is a song by

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singer-songwriter

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from her second studio album, '' Before the Dinosaurs''. The song was released as the album's lead single on 19 September 2011. "Geronimo" is a pop song with

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elements, with critics comparing the song's arrangement to

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. It was written by Aura Dione,

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, Joachim, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, and

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, and it was produced by

, DamienDamien and Joachim Persson. According to Aura, the song is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams, and is one of her favourite songs on the album. It became Dione's first number-one single in both Austria and her native Denmark, and her second in Germany. Dione is also the first Danish artist to debut at number one in Germany. The song charted at number seven in Switzerland, becoming Dione's highest-charting single since "

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" (2010).

Track listing

*;Danish digital download #"Geronimo" (

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& Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15 *;Danish digital download – remixes #"Geronimo" (Martin Roth Clubmix) – 6:43 #"Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38 #"Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23 #"Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12 *;German digital EP #"Geronimo" (

& Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15 #"Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23 #"Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38 #"Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12 #"Call Messiah" (Aura Dione, Per Ebdrup) – 6:53 *;German CD single #"Geronimo" (

& Damien Radio Mix) #"Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix)

Credits and personnel

*Aura Dione – songwriter, vocals *

– songwriter, producer, mixing, vocal recording, guitar, programming *Joachim Persson – songwriter, producer, mixing, programming *Ian O'Brien-Docker – songwriter, producer, guitar, keys, programming *Thomas Troelsen – songwriter, vocal recording, backing vocals, and keyboards *DamienDamien – producer, mixing *Sebastian Zenke – guitar, programming *

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– additional keys and programming

Charts and certifications

Weekly Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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* * {{authority control 2011 singles Aura Dione songs Songs written by Thomas Troelsen Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Denmark Number-one singles in Germany Songs written by David Jost Songs written by Aura Dione 2011 songs Island Records singles Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Joacim Persson