Divine Sorrow
{{Infobox song
| name = Divine Sorrow
| cover = Wyclef Divine Sorrow.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Wyclef featuring Avicii
| EP = J'ouvert
| released = {{Start date|2014|11|17|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * EDM
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=38}}
| label = * Heads
| writer = * Tim Bergling
| producer = Avicii
| chronology = Wyclef Jean
| prev_title = Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Kiss The Sky
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Avicii
| type = single
| prev_title = The Days
| prev_year = 2014
| title = Divine Sorrow
| year = 2014
| next_title = The Nights
| next_year = 2014
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|IFbGVJEaAes|"Wyclef feat. Avicii Divine Sorrow"}}}}
}}
"Divine Sorrow" is a song by Haitian hip hop recording artist Wyclef Jean from his EP J'ouvert.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6236388/exclusive-wyclef-jean-announces-clefication-album-avicii-assisted|title=Exclusive: Wyclef Jean Announces 'Clefication' Album & Avicii-Assisted Single|magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 May 2018}} Credited with the mononym Wyclef on the official cover of the single, it also features Swedish DJ and producer Avicii. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 17 November 2014. It was written by Magnus Lidehäll, Salem Al Fakir, and Vincent Pontare.{{cite web | url=https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/divine-sorrow-feat-avicii-wyclef-jean/0811250020881 | title=Divine Sorrow (feat. Avicii) - Wyclef Jean – Télécharger et écouter l'album | publisher=Xandrie SA | work=Qobuz | date=24 November 2014 | access-date=May 6, 2018}}
Background
Wyclef Jean recorded the song with Avicii in Stockholm, Sweden in the winter of 2013. The song was released on 17 November 2014, as part of the campaign "Share the Sound of an AIDS-Free Generation" by Product Red project, a licensed brand that seeks to engage the private sector in raising awareness and funds to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
This specific song was commissioned through Coca-ColaRED. Proceeds from the song benefited the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Wyclef Jean said of the song, "The whole idea with the song is, it's a celebration song. No matter what you're going through today, you're going to overcome it tomorrow."{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/11/17/wyclef-jean-avicii-team-on-divine-sorrow-in-fight-against-aids/|title=Wyclef Jean, Avicii Team on 'Divine Sorrow' in Fight Against AIDS|first=Eric R.|last=Danton|date=17 November 2014|publisher= WSJ | work=Speakeasy|access-date=5 May 2018}}
Music video
A colorful lyric video was released on November 17, 2014, with the color red prominently featured in the video to symbolize the RED campaign. The video displays a cream-colored background, over which clouds of red and light-gray liquid slowly fill the screen, while the song's lyrics appear overlaid.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc0pIWMhEsk |title=Wyclef Jean - Divine Sorrow (Lyric Video) ft. Avicii |date=2014-11-17 |last=WyclefVEVO |access-date=2024-09-06 |via=YouTube}}
A second lyric video was released on July 10, 2015. In this video, the Greek visual artist INO, along with several other people, including children and Wyclef Jean himself, paints the lyrics of the song on a wall. The concept is quite similar to the music video for Avicii's "The Days."{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFbGVJEaAes |title=Wyclef feat. Avicii Divine Sorrow {{!}} Lyric Video |date=2015-07-10 |last=Wyclef Jean |access-date=2024-09-06 |via=YouTube}}
Chart performance
"Divine Sorrow" debuted at number 12 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, becoming Avicii's 13th single on the chart. The song also debuted at number 3 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart, selling 29,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327857/wyclef-avicii-fight-aids-and-find-success-on-hot-danceelectronic|title=Wyclef & Avicii Fight AIDS and Find Success on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 May 2018}}
Track listing
Digital download
- "Divine Sorrow" (featuring Avicii) – 4:38
Digital download – Klingande Remix
- "Divine Sorrow" (featuring Avicii; Klingande Remix) – 4:28
Digital download – Remix Pack 1
- "Divine Sorrow" (featuring Avicii; extended) – 8:29
- "Divine Sorrow" (featuring Avicii; GoldFish remix) – 8:28
- "Divine Sorrow" (featuring Avicii; NightRider remix) – 4:41
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Divine Sorrow" ! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|23|artist=Wyclef Feat. Avicii|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true|refname="Flanders"}} |
| scope="row"|Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)
| 29 |
|---|
| {{single chart|France|105|artist=Wyclef Feat. Avicii|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|25|artist=Wyclef Feat. Avicii|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 20, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|Spain|38|artist=Wyclef Feat. Avicii|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|7|artist=Wyclef Feat. Avicii|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UKdance|31|date=2014-11-23|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 20, 2016}} |
| {{single chart|UKindie|9|date=2014-11-23|song=Divine Sorrow|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 20, 2016}} |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/141129cluk.txt "CHART: CLUK Update 29.11.2014 (wk47)"]. zobbel.de. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
| 174 |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|12|artist=Wyclef|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Year-end chart performance for "Divine Sorrow" ! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20150001&navi=no|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2015 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association |access-date=March 20, 2016}}
|align=center| 98 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-dance-electronic--songs "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs : Year End 2015"]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
|align=center| 64 |
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