"Heatstroke" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer

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featuring American musicians

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, and

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. It is the second single from Harris's fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2017). It was released on 31 March 2017 through

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Composition

The song was written by Calvin Harris,

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, and Cecilie Karshøj. Initially Hannibal and Karshøj of Danish duo

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were not credited as co-writers. According to Karshøj, Quadron wrote the demo version of "Heatstroke" with Pharrell Williams in 2012, but when Pharrell Williams released the song with Calvin Harris in March 2017, Hannibal and Karshøj were uncredited as co-writers. Karshøj alleges that she has a video recording of herself recording the demo vocals for "Heatstroke", which were later re-recorded by

. Karshøj has said that the duo receives 15 percent of the song's royalties. Musically, "Heatstroke" combines hip hop and dance music. ''

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'' described the song as a "sun-kissed disco funk delight."

Track listings

Credits and personnel

– production, Ibanez 1200 Bass, Linn LM-2, 1976 Yamaha UX Ebony Piano,

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, 1965 Fender Stratocaster, Flexitone, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Roland Jupiter-8, mixing *

– vocals *

– additional vocal production, vocals,

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, additional percussion *

– vocals * Starrah – additional background vocals *Andrew Coleman – recording *Marcos Tovar – recording *Matthew Desrameaux – recording assistance *Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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