Panic Room (song)

{{For|other songs of the same name|Panic Room (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Panic Room

| cover = Au-Ra and CamelPhat - Panic Room.png

| type = single

| artist = Au/Ra and CamelPhat

| EP = X Games and the album Dark Matter

| released = 29 March 2018

| genre = Tech house

| length =

  • 3:57 (original version)
  • 3:34 (CamelPhat version)

| label = Loudmouth

| writer = {{hlist|Andrew Frampton|Gabriel Budin-Smithers|Jamie Stenzel|Max Farrar}}

| producer = {{hlist|Andrew Frampton|Max Farrar}}

| chronology = Au/Ra

| prev_title = Outsiders

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Emoji

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = CamelPhat

| type = single

| prev_title = Bugged Out

| prev_year = 2018

| title = Panic Room

| year = 2018

| next_title = Dopamine Machine

| next_year = 2018

}}

}}

"Panic Room" is a song by German singer-songwriter Au/Ra. It was released on 9 February 2018, as the lead single from her second extended play, X Games (2018).{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/panic-room-single/1340928311|title=Panic Room – Single by Au/Ra|website=Apple Music|accessdate=6 June 2019}} The song was later remixed by English production duo CamelPhat and was released on 29 March 2018. The latter version charted in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 40 and was certified Platinum a year later. Au/Ra's solo version later outsold the remix version and was certified Platinum (in excess of 1,000,000 copies) in the United States.

Background

Au/Ra wrote the song about experiencing anxiety.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/aura-panic-room-studio-ghibli-2394806|title=Au/Ra is the teenager spinning Studio Ghibli movies into club bangers|work=NME|last=Greenwood|first=Douglas|date=29 October 2018|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

=Music video=

The music video for the song featured a spaceship-like area. In this area, people are running away to containment chambers after finding a dead body to protect themselves. Originally, the singer follows the others, but reveals to the audience that she was the one who attacked. She enters a chamber and her eyes flash red. The video was released on 21 February 2018, on Au/Ra's YouTube channel.

Track listings

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download and stream{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/83910097|title=Panic Room / Au/Ra|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| length1 = 3:57

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download and stream - acoustic version{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/84448843|title=Panic Room (Acoustic) / Au/Ra |website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| note1 = acoustic

| length1 = 4:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download and stream - CamelPhat version{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/86430567|title=Panic Room / Au/Ra & CamelPhat|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Panic Room

| note2 = club mix

| length2 = 7:05

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download (Beatport) - KDA remix{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/release/panic-room/2325144|title=Panic Room (KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" Extended Remix) by CamelPhat, Au/Ra|website=Beatport|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| note1 = KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" extended remix

| length1 = 5:22

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download and stream - The Remixes{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/92861560|title=Panic Room (The Remixes) / Au/Ra|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| note1 = Jonas Rathsman remix

| length1 = 7:40

| title2 = Panic Room

| note2 = KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" remix

| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = Panic Room

| note3 = Denis First & Reznikov remix

| length3 = 3:03

| title4 = Panic Room

| note4 = Sway Gray remix

| length4 = 3:36

| title5 = Panic Room

| note5 = eSQUIRE remix

| length5 = 7:20

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download and stream - Culture Shock remix{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/95227233|title=Panic Room (Culture Shock Remix) / Au/Ra|website=Tidal|accessdate=6 June 2019}}

| title1 = Panic Room

| note1 = Culture Shock remix

| length1 = 4:46

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Panic Room"

! scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Flanders|37|artist=Au/Ra & CamelPhat|song=Panic Room|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|20|artist=Au/Ra & CamelPhat|song=Panic Room|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders Dance|2|artist=Au/Ra & CamelPhat|song=Panic Room|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Au/Ra|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Scotland|19|date=20180810|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|30|artist=Au-Ra & CamelPhat|artistid=53326|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 June 2019}}
{{single chart|UKdance|5|date=20180713|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 June 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|48|artist=CamelPhat|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 March 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|27|artist=CamelPhat|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 March 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Panic Room"

! scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-dance-electronic--songs|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018|work=Billboard|accessdate=14 August 2019}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Panic Room"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Au/Ra|title=Panic Room|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=12 March 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=single|artist=Au/Ra|title=Panic Room|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=10 November 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Au/Ra & CamelPhat|title=Panic Room|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|access-date=18 April 2020|id=15154-4748-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Au/Ra|title=Panic Room|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=1 November 2022}}

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References