"Heatstroke" is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums.
His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
featuring American musicians
Young Thug
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,
Pharrell Williams
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, and
Ariana Grande
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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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Ariana Grande
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,
Pharrell Williams
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,
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,
Robin Hannibal
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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
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. 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
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Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums.
His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
– 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
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Young Thug
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– vocals
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Pharrell Williams
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– additional vocal production, vocals,
Fender Rhodes
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, additional percussion
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Ariana Grande
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– vocals
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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
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