SOS (Avicii song)
{{Infobox song
| name = SOS
| type = single
| cover = Avicii - SOS.png
| alt =
| artist = Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc
| album = Tim
| released = {{start date|2019|04|10|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = EDM
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=37}}
| label = * Universal
| writer = * Albin Nedler
- Kristoffer Fogelmark
- Tim Bergling
- Tameka Cottle
- Kandi Burruss
- Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
| producer = * Avicii
- Nedler
- Fogelmark
| chronology = Avicii
| prev_title = Lonely Together
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Tough Love
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Aloe Blacc
| type = single
| prev_title = Carry You Home
| prev_year = 2017
| title = SOS
| year = 2019
| next_title = Never Be Alone
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|u8tdT5pAE34|"Avicii - SOS (Fan Memories Video)"}}}}
}}
"SOS" is the first posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring co-productions from Albin Nedler and Kristoffer Fogelmark, and vocals by American singer Aloe Blacc.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/avicii-posthumous-album-tim-sos-818254/|title=Avicii's Posthumous Album 'Tim' Arriving This Summer|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=5 April 2019|accessdate=6 April 2019}} It was released on 10 April 2019 as the lead single of Avicii's posthumous third studio album, Tim (2019).{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SpotifySverige/videos/vb.365318283559965/360239394699207/?type=2&theater|title=Spotify|via=Facebook|accessdate=10 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/avicii-album-due-in-june-1203181607/|title=Posthumous Avicii Album Due in June|work=Variety|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=5 April 2019|accessdate=6 April 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 Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, in its 1 June 2019 issue.[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8513754/avicii-dancemix-show-airplay-chart-sos "Avicii Advances to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart With 'SOS'"] from Billboard (30 May 2019)
The song was produced by Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, and Avicii. It features an interpolation of "No Scrubs" by TLC, written by Tameka Cottle, Kandi Burruss, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs.
The song was released alongside a video featuring comments on the [https://avicii.com/#comments 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2019/04/posthumous-avicii-album-tim-releasing-june-proceeds-going-charity|title=Posthumous Avicii Album 'TIM' Releasing In June, Proceeds Going To Charity|work=Magnetic Magazine|last=Middleton|first=Ryan|date=5 April 2019|accessdate=11 April 2019}}
Co-producers Kristoffer Fogelmark and Albin Nedler confirmed that after Avicii's death, they received the MIDI 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.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jit18JpiXc|title=Avicii - The Story Behind "SOS" ft. Aloe Blacc}} 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 Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/107045332/track/107045333|title=SOS / Avicii|website=Tidal|accessdate=10 April 2019}}
- Albin Nedler – songwriter, producer, vocal producer, engineer, keyboards, programming
- Kristoffer Fogelmark – songwriter, producer, vocal producer, engineer, keyboards, programming
- Avicii – songwriter, producer, keyboards, programming
- Tameka Cottle – songwriter
- Kandi Burruss – songwriter
- Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs – songwriter
- Aloe Blacc – vocals
- Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineer
- Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineer
- Kevin Grainger – mixing and mastering
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|refname="ARIA"|access-date=3 February 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=23 August 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Avicii|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=15 December 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Avicii|title=SOS|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=24 May 2019|refname=MC|number=2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|id=13016|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=10 October 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=22 April 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=9 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|id=6969|access-date=13 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|source=radioscope|access-date=26 December 2024|certyear=2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Avicii|title=SOS|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=10 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=3 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Avicii / Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=26 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Avicii ft Aloe Blacc|title=SOS|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|id=9622-4966-1|access-date=5 July 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Avicii|title=SOS|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=10 October 2019}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=single|artist=Avicii|title=SOS|award=Gold|streamsonly=true|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|certmonth=8|access-date=27 September 2023}}
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Release history
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| 10 April 2019 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
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scope="row"| United States
| 25 June 2019 |
See also
References
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{{Avicii}}
{{Aloe Blacc}}
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Category:Songs released posthumously
Category:Number-one singles in Sweden
Category:Songs written by Avicii
Category:Songs written by Tameka Cottle
Category:Songs written by Kandi Burruss
Category:Songs written by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Category:Song recordings produced by Avicii