Antidote (Swedish House Mafia song)

"Antidote" is a song by Swedish house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia in collaboration with Australian electronic music duo Knife Party. It was released on 16 December 2011 in the United States as the second single from the Swedish House Mafia compilation album, Until Now. The remix EP was released on 15 January 2012 for the UK digital download in the iTunes Store. "Antidote" was written by Swedish House Mafia members Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, Knife Party members Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, along with Klas Åhlund and Adam Baptiste. The song contains uncredited vocals.

"Antidote"
Single by Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party
from the album Until Now
Released	16 December 2011 (2011-12-16)
Genre	Electro house
Length	6:14 (original mix) 2:57 (radio edit)
Label	Virgin EMI Astralwerks
Songwriter(s)	Axwell Steve Angello Sebastian Ingrosso Rob Swire Gareth McGrillen Adam Baptiste Klas Åhlund
Producer(s)	Swedish House Mafia Knife Party
Swedish House Mafia singles chronology
"Save the World" (2011) "Antidote" (2011) "Greyhound" (2012)
Knife Party singles chronology
"Antidote" (2011) "Centipede" (2012)
Audio sample
"Antidote" file help

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart with first-week sales of 46,757 copies. It is the Swedish House Mafia's fourth consecutive top 10 hit in the UK.

Music video

The music video was released via YouTube on 19 December 2011 in association with Vevo in two different versions (clean and explicit). The story portrays a heist in a Japanese strip club. The explicit version contains more violent and sexual content.

Track listings

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Antidote" (radio edit)	2:57
2.	"Antidote" (original mix)	6:14
3.	"Antidote" (Knife Party Dub)	6:07
4.	"Antidote" (Swedish House Mafia Dub)	6:14
5.	"Antidote" (Tommy Trash Remix)	5:53

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–2012) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 30 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 35 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 13 France (SNEP)[5] 93 Germany (GfK)[6] 63 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 49 Poland (Dance Top 50)[9] 38 Scotland (OCC)[10] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 70 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 4 UK Dance (OCC)[14] 2 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 54 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 122

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Gold	40,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[19]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	16 December 2011[21]	Digital download	EMI Records
Ireland	13 January 2012[22]
United Kingdom	15 January 2012[23]