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, featuring American rock band the Night Game and uncredited vocals from Maja Francis. It was composed and produced by Kygo, with additional composition from

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, Martin Johnson, Linda Karlsson and Sonny Gustafsson, and lyrics written by the latter three as well as

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. The song was released via

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and Ultra Music on 20 October 2017, as the lead single from Kygo's second studio album of the same name.

Background

The song was first played at

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in Miami in March 2017. Starting from 11 October 2017, Kygo's team invited eleven celebrities, including

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, The Chainsmokers,

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, Ansel Elgort, Rickie Fowler,

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and

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, to tell the story of their first love on social media, as a promotion of the single and album.

Critical reception

Kat Bein of '' Billboard'' praised the

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song, describing it as "big, bold and bright as the sun". Matthew Meadow of Your EDM opined that "the song is just as good as we remember it pumping out over the Miami crowd".

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Kygo – composition, production * Martin Johnson – composition, lyrics, vocals * Linda Karlsson – composition, lyrics * Pete Townshend – composition * Sonny Gustafsson – composition, lyrics * Kyle Puccia – lyrics *

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– mixing engineering * John Hanes – mixing engineering *

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– mastering engineering * Maja Francis – vocals * David Rodriguez – recording engineering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2017 songs 2017 singles Kygo songs The Night Game songs Pop rock songs Song recordings produced by Kygo Songs written by Kygo Songs written by Martin Johnson (musician) Songs written by Pete Townshend Sony Music singles Ultra Music singles