Hey Brother
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| Single by Avicii | ||||
| from the album True | ||||
| Released | 28 October 2013 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
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| Length | 4:14 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Tim Bergling | |||
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| Digital Spy |   [1] |
"Hey Brother" is a dance song by Swedish DJ and producer Avicii from his debut studio album, True (2013). It features uncredited vocals from American bluegrass singer Dan Tyminski, and was written by Avicii, Ash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir and Vincent Pontare. The song was solicited to Australian radio on 9 October 2013 as a promotional single from True.[2][3] It was released as the album's third single on 28 October 2013 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.[4]
Lyric video
On 1 November 2013, the lyric video for "Hey Brother" was released onto YouTube by AviciiOfficialVEVO. The video is an assortment of stock footage clips depicting regular people and obscure events in normal everyday life such as playing basketball, having a light snack on chocolate and an olive, popcorn popping, and having a snowball fight, all in slow motion and all whilst a dynamic animation of text represent the lyrics.[citation needed]
Music video
The official music video was releasd on 9 December 2013. It depicts two boys growing up in wartime America. There are pictures and clips of the Vietnam War interspersed in the video. At the end it is revealed that the younger boy imagines his father (who died in the Vietnam War) as the older brother he never had. It features two boys, the older boy is Zach Voss, the younger boy is Jack Estes.[citation needed]
Track listing
- CD single[4]
- "Hey Brother" (radio edit) – 4:14
- "Hey Brother" (instrumental) – 4:14
- Digital download — remixes [5]
- "Hey Brother" (Syn Cole remix) – 5:00
- "Hey Brother" (extended version) – 5:30
Commercial performance
In the United Kingdom, after climbing for several weeks, "Hey Brother" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 15 December 2013 ― for the week ending dated 21 December 2013 ― being held off the top spot by Lily Allen's cover of "Somewhere Only We Know". In addition, it peaked at the top of the UK Dance Chart. Including previous releases "I Could Be the One", "Wake Me Up!" and "You Make Me", Avicii therefore reached the summit of the UK Dance Chart four times in 2013 alone. The song spent a total of six weeks at the top spot on the UK Dance Chart, ended by "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia[2] | 9 October 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal Island |
| Austria[4] | 28 October 2013 | CD single | PRMD, Universal |
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| United States[17][18] | 18 November 2013 | Triple A radio | Universal Island |
| 19 November 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | ||
| Italy[19] | 29 November 2013 | Universal | |
| United States[20] | 10 December 2013 | Alternative radio | Universal Island |
References
- ↑ Corner, Lewis (6 December 2013). "Avicii 'Hey Brother' single review: Another addictive musical cocktail". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jameson, Chris (9 October 2013). "New music to weekdays (October 9, 2013)". Joy 94.9. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (10 October 2013). "Midweek Chart: It Is Lorde Vs Miley Cyrus For Aussie Chart". Noise11. The Noise Network. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "AVICII | Hey Brother" (in German). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ iTunes - Musik – „Hey Brother (Remixes) - Single“ von Avicii
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- ↑ "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 27-01-2014 al 02-02-2014)" (in Italian). FIMI.
- ↑ Dance Top 30: 14/12/2013 (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 - radios 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2014" (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Avicii – Hey Brother". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Italian single certifications – Avicii – Hey Brother" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter Avicii in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Avicii – Hey Brother". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Avicii – Hey Brother". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Hey Brother in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Aldi, Giorgia. "AVICII – Hey Brother (Universal)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
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