2014 single by Avicii
"The Nights " is a song by Swedish DJ and record producerAvicii , featuring uncredited vocals from singer/songwriterNicholas Furlong . It was initially released as an audio video on Avicii's official YouTube channel on 17 November 2014.[ 1] Universal Island on Avicii'sThe Days / Nights EPUK Singles Chart and number one on theUK Dance Chart . On 23 January 2015, Avicii released "The Nights (Avicii by Avicii)", his own remix of the song.[ 2] Stories
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 withYahoo! 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."[ 3]
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 aToyota .[ 4] [ 5]
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2015 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 44] 45 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 45] 49 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[ 46] 59 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 47] 96 CIS (Tophit)[ 48] 39 France (SNEP)[ 49] 162 Germany (Official German Charts)[ 50] 81 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[ 51] 33 Hungary (Single Top 40)[ 52] 70 Italy (FIMI)[ 53] 59 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 54] 61 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 55] 41 Poland (ZPAV)[ 56] 45 Russia Airplay (Tophit)[ 57] 42 Slovenia (SloTop50)[ 58] 24 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[ 59] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 60] 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 61] 61 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 62] 30 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[ 63] 67 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard )[ 64] 21
2021 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2021) Position Portugal (AFP)[ 65] 150
2022 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2022) Position Global Excl. US (Billboard )[ 66] 147
2024 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2024) Position Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[ 67] 62
Certifications for "The Nights" Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 68] 5× Platinum 350,000‡ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 69] Gold 15,000* Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 70] 2× Diamond 500,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 71] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 72] Platinum 400,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 73] 3× Platinum 300,000‡ Japan (RIAJ )[ 74] Gold 100,000* New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 75] 4× Platinum 120,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 76] 3× Platinum 30,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 77] 3× Platinum 180,000‡ Sweden (GLF )[ 78] Platinum 40,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 79] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 80] Platinum 1,000,000‡ Streaming Japan (RIAJ )[ 81] Platinum 100,000,000† * Sales figures based on certification alone.‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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