"Tired" is a song by Norwegian DJ and music producer

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a British-born Norwegian music producer and DJ primarily known for the critically acclaimed single " Faded" (2015), which was certified platinum in 14 countries. He has also made several songs including ...

, featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James. The song was written by

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Dan Bryer Daniel Bryer is an English songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Westlife, One Direction, Alan Walker, Niall Horan, JP Cooper, Rag'n'Bone Man & James TW. Notable songs written by ...

, Gavin James and Ollie Green, and was produced by Alan Walker,

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, Lars Kristian Rosness, Marcus Arnbekk, Fredrik Borch Olsen and Carl Hovind. It was released commercially for digital download on 19 May 2017. On 14 July 2017,

Kygo Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (born 11 September 1991), known professionally as Kygo (), is a Norwegian DJ and music producer. He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 201 ...

released a remix of the song. In January 2018, Big Iyz remixed the song, credited to himself featuring Alan Walker and Gavin James.

Background

Walker performed "Tired" in his live performances before the single's public release. On 15 May 2017, Alan Walker released an artwork video teaser for the single on social media, in which the single's cover art was revealed. A trailer was released on 17 May 2017, revealing more details of the music video for the song, with the instrumental version of the song as background music. On the occasion of the single release, Walker said: "I'm very excited to finally release 'Tired'. I feel it adds another dimension to my productions. Also, it is my first release with a male vocalist, and I'm very grateful to have Gavin James join me on this one. He has an amazing voice, has written an incredible song and I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I do!" James added: "Delighted to be working with Alan on this track, he's such a talent, I love his sound and what he has done for the song! Can't wait for both of our audiences to hear it!"

Critical reception

Matt Medved of ''Billboard'' regarded "Tired" as a song that "showcases Walker's signature melodic production within a more radio-friendly format than his previous outings."

Music video

The artwork video of the song's cover and the trailer was released on May 15 and 17, respectively. The official music video was then released on May 19, 2017. The video begins as the

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named "Eleanor" is expected to impact Earth in 47 minutes, according to the music video trailer. The music video included flashbacks, some scenes of panicking crowds running around the streets, and newscast footages of random rioting and in terms of violence. In the final moments before the storm hits, a black-bloc-hooded man and a woman held their hands together as the countdown approaches, and as the solar storm hits Earth, the entire city and the world immediately blacks out due to the total loss of global electrical power and the music video ends. Chronologically, a sequel of "Tired",

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was released that same year on October 26 and it shows the aftermath of the "Solar Storm Eleanor", about hundreds of years after the storm's impact. As of March 10, 2020, "Tired" has amassed 128 million views and 1.3 million likes.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. * Alan Walker, Marcus Arnbekk, Lars Kristian Rosness, Fredrik Borch Olsen, Mood Melodies – composer, producer * Gavin James, Mike Needle, Dan Bryer, Oliver Green – composer * Gunnar Greve – composer, producer, executive producer * Carl Hovind – producer * Miles Walker – mixing engineer * Björn Engelmann – mastering engineer * Eirik Næss – guitarist * Andre Viervoll – organist

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Kygo 2017 singles 2017 songs Alan Walker (music producer) songs Songs written by Alan Walker (music producer) Songs written by Gunnar Greve Songs written by Mood Melodies Future bass songs Songs written by Dan Bryer Songs written by Mike Needle Songs written by Ollie Green (record producer)