Final Song

{{Infobox song

| name = Final Song

| cover = MØ - Final Song.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = MØ

| album = Forever Neverland {{noitalic|(Japanese edition)}}

| released = 13 May 2016

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 3:55

| label =

Chess Club
RCA Victor

| writer =

| producer = MNEK

| prev_title = Kamikaze

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Cold Water

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|WUcXQ--yGWQ|"Final Song"}}}}

}}

"Final Song" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter MØ. It was released on 13 May 2016 for her second studio album, Forever Neverland, but was only included on the Japanese release of the album.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-5908?s_ssid=e4347a5ba7e3b28e94|title=CDJapan : Forever Neverland MO CD Album|website=CDJapan |accessdate=27 September 2018|language=ja-JP}} The song was written and composed by MØ and Noonie Bao alongside MNEK, who produced the song.{{cite web|last1=Carley|first1=Brennan|title=Mø's 'Final Song' Is Hopefully Not That Because It's Quite Good|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/05/mo-final-song-mnek-noonie-bao-stream/|website=Spin|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=21 May 2016}} "Final Song" was released by Chess Club and RCA Victor and premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 12 May 2016 at 7:00 PM BST at Annie Mac. It was released on YouTube the same day and on iTunes Store the following day. It reached the top 5 in Denmark,{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=M%D8&titel=Final+Song&cat=s |title=danishcharts.dk - MØ - Final Song |website=danishcharts.dk |accessdate=20 August 2016}} the top 20 in Australia, Norway{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2016/uke/28|title=VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 28, 2016|publisher=VG-lista|accessdate=16 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822072752/http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2016/uke/28|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}} and the United Kingdom, and the top 100 in Canada and Sweden.

Background and release

The song was written by MØ, MNEK and Noonie Bao in Los Angeles in 2016. MØ sent a rough version of the song to MNEK with the changes she wanted to see, asking him to "make it a little lighter". The two later worked on it together, which ended being "dope" according to MNEK.{{cite web|last1=Myers|first1=Owen|title=How Mø Finessed Anarchist Punk Life Into Global Pop Stardom|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/13/mo-interview-final-song-new-album|website=The Fader|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=13 May 2016}} MØ said of the song is "about reconnecting with your inner strength. With your inner glow, passion, spirit animal, whatever – the force that keeps us going and doing what we love. [...] We all need to feel empowered from within to be the best version of ourself, but it’s not always easy and that’s what inspired me to write these lyrics. When you’re united with your inner glow you can beat the fears and fly towards your dreams."

MØ released a snippet of the song on Instagram on 9 May 2016.{{cite web|last1=Williott|first1=Carl|title=MØ's "Final Song" Gets A Dizzying Desert Video|url=http://www.idolator.com/7636182/mo-final-song-video|website=Idolator|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=9 June 2016}} Like her previous single "Kamikaze", "Final Song" was premiered by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|last1=Camp|first1=Zoe|title=Listen to MØ's New Track "Final Song"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65417-listen-to-ms-new-track-final-song/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=21 May 2016}}

Composition

"Final Song" is a tropical house{{cite web|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=MØ's "Final Song" Sounds Like Another Winner: Listen To A Snippet|url=http://www.idolator.com/7632918/mo-final-song-cover-snippet|website=Idolator|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=9 May 2016}} and dance-pop{{cite web | url=http://www.idolator.com/7647654/mo-drum-cover-preview | title=MØ's Winning Streak Continues With "Drum" | work=Idolator | date=5 October 2016 | accessdate=10 February 2017 | author=Wass, Mike}} song, which contains elements of dancehall. The chorus features a "supremely weird, four-stepping drum machine and a flameout of synthesized xylophonic blips." Lyrically, the song is "about forging on through trying times and the importance of harnessing one's inner power."{{cite web|last1=Geslani|first1=Michelle|title=MØ premieres "Final Song", announces fall tour — listen|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/mo-premieres-final-song-announces-fall-tour-listen/|website=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=13 May 2016}}

The song is written in the key of E major with a common time tempo of 105 beats per minute. MØ's vocals span from B₃ to E₅ in the song.{{cite web|title=mø "Final Song" Sheet Music in E Major|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0164950|website=Musicnotes.com| date=7 July 2016 }}

Reception

Rolling Stone called the song an infectious summer anthem.{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Hear Mo's Infectious Summer Anthem 'Final Song'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-mos-infectious-summer-anthem-final-song-20160513|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=13 May 2016}} Spin named it "a beautiful new pop confection". Fuse wrote it is "one of the more brilliant song of the summer contenders".{{cite web|last1=Gracie|first1=Bianca|title=MØ Turns the Desert into a Dance Party in 'Final Song' Video: Watch|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2016/06/mo-final-song-video|website=Fuse|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=9 June 2016}} Billboard wrote that she "keeps getting better with every release."{{cite magazine|title=New Music Friday: Spotify Editors' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7370415/new-music-friday-may-13|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=24 July 2016|date=13 May 2016}}

UK indie band Bastille covered the song in the Radio 1 Live Lounge in a mash-up with "The Final Countdown" and "7 Days".{{cite web|title=Bastille|url=http://bbc.in/2cwt5O6|website=BBC Radio 1|accessdate=14 September 2016|date=14 September 2016}}

Music video

The music video for the song directed by Tomas Whitmore was released to YouTube on 9 June 2016.{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUcXQ--yGWQ|title=MØ - Final Song (Official Video)|accessdate = 9 June 2016|via = YouTube|date = 9 June 2016}} The video was produced by Hugo Peers and shot in the California Desert National Conservation Area by DOP Niko Wiesnet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/06/15/m%C3%B8-final-song-mister-whitmore|title=MØ 'Final Song' by Mister Whitmore|last=|first=|date=15 June 2016|website=PromoNews|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712030729/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/06/15/m%C3%B8-final-song-mister-whitmore|archive-date=12 July 2018|url-status=dead}}

Live performances

On 16 September 2016 MØ performed the single live for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68428-watch-m-perform-final-song-on-fallon/amp/|title=Watch MØ Perform "Final Song" on "Fallon"|website=Pitchfork|date=21 September 2016|access-date=17 November 2022}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Portugal (AFP){{cite web\|url=http://portuguesecharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=36&jahr=2016&sparte=s\|title=Portuguese AFP Official Top 100 (Week 36)\|access-date=23 September 2016}} \| 40
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Final Song" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2016–2017) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|12\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|11\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=23 August 2016}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|37\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=30 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|18\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|64\|artist=MO\|rowheader=true\|access-date=11 October 2016}}
{{single chart\|Czech Republic\|59\|year=2016\|week=34\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|19\|year=2016\|week=35\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Denmark\|4\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=20 August 2016}}
{{single chart\|Denmark Airplay\|2\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|year=2016\|week=25\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 4, 2016}}
{{single chart\|France\|102\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=4 October 2016}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|16\|songid=1550671\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Hungarystream\|29\|year=2016\|week=29\|rowheader=true\|access-date=29 July 2016}}
{{single chart\|Ireland\|6\|year=2016\|week=37\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Italy\|38\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=24 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|20\|year=2016\|week=39\|rowheader=true\|access-date=23 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|19\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=2 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|20\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 August 2016}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|9\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=16 July 2016}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|8\|date=20160812\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 August 2016}}
{{single chart\|Slovakia\|38\|year=2016\|week=39\|rowheader=true\|access-date=3 October 2016}}
{{single chart\|Slovakdigital\|7\|year=2016\|week=35\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 September 2016}}
scope="row"\| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web\|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=41\|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart\|publisher=slotop50.si\|access-date=28 August 2018\|archive-date=28 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203236/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2016&week=41\|url-status=dead}} \| 30
{{single chart\|Spain\|64\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=18 March 2021}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|42\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=9 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|26\|artist=MØ\|song=Final Song\|rowheader=true\|access-date=5 September 2016}}
{{single chart\|UK\|14\|date=20160812\|rowheader=true\|access-date=13 August 2016}}
{{single chart\|UKdance\|7\|date=20160722\|rowheader=true\|access-date=22 July 2016}}
{{single chart\|Billboardbubbling100\|15\|artist=MO\|rowheader=true\|access-date=18 October 2016}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Final Song" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2016.htm\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=6 January 2017}} \| 64
scope="row"\| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ \|title=Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Single-Charts 2016 \|publisher=oe3.orf.at \|access-date=29 December 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228174302/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ \|archivedate=28 December 2016}} \| 46
scope="row"\| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2016\|title=Rapports Annuels 2016 – Singles\|language=fr\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=29 December 2016}} \| 58
scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp?list=Track%20100 \|title=Track Top-100, 2016 \|website=Hitlisten.NU \|language=da \|access-date=31 December 2016}} \| 18
scope="row"\| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web \|url=http://www.viva.tv/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 \|title=Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016 \|language=German \|work=GfK Entertainment \|publisher=viva.tv \|access-date=1 January 2017 \|archive-date=26 January 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126235349/http://www.viva.tv/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 \|url-status=dead }} \| 63
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2016\|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016\|language=nl\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|access-date=7 October 2019}} \| 72
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2016&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2016\|language=nl\|publisher=Dutch Charts\|access-date=25 December 2016}} \| 64
scope="row"\| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016\|website=hitparade.ch\|language=de\|access-date=2 January 2017}} \| 85
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/\|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=31 December 2016}} \| 74

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Final Song"

! scope="col"| Chart (2016)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2016.htm|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=6 January 2017}}

| 64

scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ |title=Ö3 Austria Top 40 – Single-Charts 2016 |publisher=oe3.orf.at |access-date=29 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228174302/http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2749413/ |archivedate=28 December 2016}}

| 46

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2016|title=Rapports Annuels 2016 – Singles|language=fr|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=29 December 2016}}

| 58

scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2016.asp?list=Track%20100 |title=Track Top-100, 2016 |website=Hitlisten.NU |language=da |access-date=31 December 2016}}

| 18

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 |title=Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016 |language=German |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=viva.tv |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-date=26 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126235349/http://www.viva.tv/charts/274-top-100-jahrescharts-2016 |url-status=dead }}

| 63

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2016|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=7 October 2019}}

| 72

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2016&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2016|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Charts|access-date=25 December 2016}}

| 64

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=2 January 2017}}

| 85

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=31 December 2016}}

| 74

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Final Song"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|access-date=12 October 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|artist=MØ|title=Final Song|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|access-date=8 October 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=MØ|title=Final Song|type=single|relyear=2016|relmonth=5|certyear=2022|id=11296|access-date=23 May 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|title=Final Song|artist=MØ|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=30 June 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|title=Final Song|artist=MØ|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2018|access-date=17 May 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|title=Final Song|artist=MO|award=Platinum|certyear=2016|relyear=2016|access-date=3 December 2016|id=3936}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|title=Final Song|artist=MØ|type=single|award=Platinum+Gold|access-date=23 November 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=MØ|title=Final Song|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|relmonth=5|certyear=2016|access-date=22 November 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=MØ|title=Final Song|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=2024-12-29}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=single|artist=MØ|title=Final Song|award=Platinum|certyear=2017|relyear=2016|access-date=1 March 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|title=Final Song|artist=MO|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|certweek=40|position=49|access-date=17 February 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=Final Song|artist=MO|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|access-date=20 February 2019|id=13867-4231-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Final Song|artist=MO|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|access-date=14 November 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history and formats for "Final Song" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| Ref.
scope="row"\| Various \| 13 May 2016 \| Digital download \| rowspan="2"\|{{hlist\|Sony}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/final-song-single/1108480941\|title=Final Song - Single by MØ\|work=iTunes Store\|publisher=Apple Inc.\|access-date=10 June 2016\|date=13 May 2016}}
scope="row" \| Italy \| 26 August 2016 \| rowspan="2"\|Contemporary hit radio \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=MØ - Final Song Radio Date\|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/m%C3%B8-final-song-145035-26-08-2016-radiodate/\|publisher=radioairplay.fm\|accessdate=29 August 2016}}
scope="row" \| United States \| 30 August 2016 \| {{hlist\|Chess Club\|RCA}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|title=Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases\|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|publisher=AllAccess.com\|accessdate=12 August 2016}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history and formats for "Final Song"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| Ref.

scope="row"| Various

| 13 May 2016

| Digital download

| rowspan="2"|{{hlist|Sony}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/final-song-single/1108480941|title=Final Song - Single by MØ|work=iTunes Store|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=10 June 2016|date=13 May 2016}}

scope="row" | Italy

| 26 August 2016

| rowspan="2"|Contemporary hit radio

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=MØ - Final Song Radio Date|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/m%C3%B8-final-song-145035-26-08-2016-radiodate/|publisher=radioairplay.fm|accessdate=29 August 2016}}

scope="row" | United States

| 30 August 2016

| {{hlist|Chess Club|RCA}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Top 40 Mainstream > Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|publisher=AllAccess.com|accessdate=12 August 2016}}

References

Category:2016 songs

Category:2016 singles

Category:MØ songs

Category:Songs written by MNEK

Category:Songs written by Noonie Bao

Category:Tropical house songs