Locked Away

For other uses, see Locked Away (disambiguation).
"Locked Away"
Single by R. City featuring Adam Levine
from the album What Dreams Are Made Of
Released June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
Format Digital download
Recorded December 2014
Genre
Length 3:47
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dr. Luke
  • Cirkut
Rock City singles chronology
"For Everybody"
(2015)		 "Locked Away"
(2015)
Adam Levine singles chronology
"Heavy"
(2013)		 "Locked Away"
(2015)

"Locked Away" is a song by Virgin Islands production duo Rock City featuring American singer Adam Levine, the lead singer of pop rock band Maroon 5. The song was released on June 29, 2015, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records.[1] The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the duo's first top ten hit and Levine's second as a solo artist after his feature on Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" (2011). It was also the first single Levine ever sang on that he did not co-write.

Composition

Musically, "Locked Away" is a dancehall and reggae fusion song. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing, the song is written in the key of D♭ major with a tempo of 94 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of D♭–B♭m–G♭–D♭–A♭, and the vocals span from B♭3 to A♭5.[2]

Remix

The official remix is titled "Locked Away Again (The Remix)" and features an additional verse from American rapper Lil Wayne.

Music video

A music video for "Locked Away" was released on August 14, 2015.[3]

The music video features four different families, a soldier leaving his family to return to service, a man (Theron Thomas of R City) and a woman (Chantel K Davis) fighting to make ends meet, a man (Timothy Thomas of R City) returning home to his child and the childs mother, and a father and daughter torn apart by an unlawful act. All suffering from vignettes of love, loss, poverty, and imprisonment, all set over Levine’s crooned chorus "If I got locked away / and we lost it all today / tell me honestly / would you still love me the same?"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 13
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 2
Colombia (National Report)[9] 28
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[10] 1
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 6
France (SNEP)[15] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 6
Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 7
Israel (Media Forest)[19] 4
Italy (FIMI)[20] 6
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[21] 36
Lebanon (OLT 20)[22] 1
Lebanon Inglés (OLT 20)[22] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[26] 5
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[27] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[30] 5
South Africa (EMA)[31] 7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[37] 11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 2
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[39] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[41] 8
Venezuela Pop General (Record Report)[42] 18
Venezuela Top Anglo (Record Report)[43] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[44] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[45] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[46] 48
Italy (FIMI)[47] 57
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[48] 44
Poland (ZPAV)[49] 46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[50] 51
US Billboard Hot 100[51] 40

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[52] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[53] Gold 15,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[54] Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[55] Gold 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[56] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[57] Gold 25,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] Platinum 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[59] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[60] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Locked Away (feat. Adam Levine) - Single by R. City". iTunes. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Theron, Thomas,. "Rock City feat. Adam Levine "Locked Away" Sheet Music - Download & Print". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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  55. ↑ "Certificeringer". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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