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featuring co-production from Albin Nedler and Kristoffer Fogelmark, and vocals from American singer

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. It was released on 10 April 2019 and is included on his posthumous third studio album '' Tim'', released on 6 June 2019. The single is also his second number-one (and his first posthumously charted single to reach number-one), as well as Blacc's first, on ''Billboard''s

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chart, in its 1 June 2019 issue. The song was produced by Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, and Avicii. It features an

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, written by

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. The song was released alongside a video featuring comments on the Avicii Memory Board, as well as a behind-the-scenes video that was released two hours prior. It debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales.

Background

The song was completed by a team of writers and producers following Avicii's death in April 2018. It was said to be "75–80% done" at the time of his death. Co-producers Kristoffer Fogelmark and Albin Nedler confirmed that after Avicii's death, they received the

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file for the song that he had produced, and said that all the sounds and notes in the song were from Avicii himself without any additional production. The only additional production done on the track was for Aloe Blacc's vocals. Though Avicii had suggested Aloe Blacc as a potential singer for the song, Blacc recorded his vocals after Avicii's death.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Albin Nedler – songwriter, producer, vocal producer, engineer, keyboards, programming * Kristoffer Fogelmark – songwriter, producer, vocal producer, engineer, keyboards, programming *

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– vocals * Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineer * Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineer * Kevin Grainger – mixing and mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2019 singles 2019 songs Songs released posthumously Avicii songs Aloe Blacc songs Number-one singles in Sweden Songs written by Avicii Songs written by Tameka Cottle Songs written by Kandi Burruss Songs written by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Song recordings produced by Avicii Songs written by Kristoffer Fogelmark Torch songs Songs written by Albin Nedler