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3 Credits and personnel  





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5 Certifications  





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"The Nights"
SinglebyAvicii
from the EP The Days / Nights EP
Released1 December 2014 (2014-12-01)
Recorded2014
Length2:56
Label
  • PRMD
  • Universal
  • Songwriter(s)
  • Nicholas Furlong
  • Gabriel Benjamin
  • Jordan Suecof
  • John Feldmann
  • Producer(s)
    • Avicii
  • Arash Pournouri
  • Avicii singles chronology
    "Divine Sorrow"
    (2014)
    "The Nights"
    (2014)
    "Waiting for Love"
    (2015)

    "The Nights" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, featuring uncredited vocals from singer/songwriter Nicholas Furlong. On 1 December 2014, it was released as a digital download by PRMD Music and Universal Island on Avicii's The Days / Nights EP, then on 11 January 2015 in the United Kingdom.[1] The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. On 23 January 2015, Avicii released "The Nights (Avicii by Avicii)", his own remix of the song.[2] The song appears on the UK version of Avicii's second studio album Stories (2015).

    Background

    [edit]

    Furlong noted that he began writing the song as an ode to his father. The inspiration for the "pirate-y fight song" sound came to him while at a bar in Ireland. Furlong sent the original idea, titled "My Father Told Me", to Arash Pournouri, Avicii's manager. Pournouri recognised an immediate draw to the track, saying that the song had that same sense of euphoria which characterises so much of Avicii's music. In an interview with Yahoo! Music, Pournouri said: "It made absolute sense to work on it with Nick...[Avicii and I just needed] to make it more 'us' and that's what [we] did."

    Music video

    [edit]

    On December 15, 2014, the official music video for "The Nights" was released on YouTube. The video was produced, directed by, and stars "professional life liver" Rory Kramer, who filmed an exuberant recollection of his own life on roller coasters, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, balloon flying, as well as making a four-door convertible out of a Toyota.[3][4]

    Credits and personnel

    [edit]

    Recording

    Personnel

    Charts

    [edit]

    Certifications

    [edit]
    Certifications for "The Nights"
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[67] 5× Platinum 350,000
    Austria (IFPI Austria)[68] Gold 15,000*
    Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[69] 2× Diamond 500,000
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[70] 2× Platinum 180,000
    Germany (BVMI)[71] Platinum 400,000
    Italy (FIMI)[72] 3× Platinum 300,000
    Japan (RIAJ)[73] Gold 100,000*
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[74] Gold 7,500*
    Portugal (AFP)[75] 3× Platinum 30,000
    Spain (PROMUSICAE)[76] 3× Platinum 180,000
    Sweden (GLF)[77] Platinum 40,000
    United Kingdom (BPI)[78] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
    United States (RIAA)[79] Platinum 1,000,000
    Streaming
    Japan (RIAJ)[80] Platinum 100,000,000

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
    Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

    References

    [edit]
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