Geronimo (Aura Dione song)

"Geronimo" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione from her second studio album, Before the Dinosaurs. The song was released as the album's lead single on 19 September 2011. "Geronimo" is a pop song with folk elements,^[1] with critics comparing the song's arrangement to Shakira.^[2] It was written by Aura Dione, David Jost, Joachim, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, and Thomas Troelsen, and it was produced by David Jost, DamienDamien and Joachim Persson. According to Aura, the song is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams, and is one of her favourite songs on the album.

"Geronimo"
Single by Aura Dione
from the album Before the Dinosaurs
B-side	"Call Messiah"
Released	19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Genre	Pop
Length	3:15
Label	Island, Universal, Koolmusic
Songwriter(s)	Aura Dione, David Jost, Joachim Persson, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, Thomas Troelsen.
Producer(s)	David Jost, DamienDamien, Joachim Persson
Aura Dione singles chronology
"Something from Nothing" (2010) "Geronimo" (2011) "Friends" (2012)

It became Dione's first number-one single in both Austria and her native Denmark, and her second in Germany. Dione is also the first Danish artist to debut at number one in Germany. The song charted at number seven in Switzerland, becoming Dione's highest-charting single since "I Will Love You Monday (365)" (2010).

Track listing

• Danish digital download^[3]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15

• Danish digital download – remixes^[4]

1. "Geronimo" (Martin Roth Clubmix) – 6:43
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38
3. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23
4. "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12

• German digital EP^[5]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23
3. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38
4. "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12
5. "Call Messiah" (Aura Dione, Per Ebdrup) – 6:53

• German CD single^[6]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix)
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix)

Credits and personnel

• Aura Dione – songwriter, vocals
• David Jost – songwriter, producer, mixing, vocal recording, guitar, programming
• Joachim Persson – songwriter, producer, mixing, programming
• Ian O'Brien-Docker – songwriter, producer, guitar, keys, programming
• Thomas Troelsen – songwriter, vocal recording, backing vocals, and keyboards
• DamienDamien – producer, mixing
• Sebastian Zenke – guitar, programming
• Johan Alkenäs – additional keys and programming

Charts and certifications

Weekly Charts Chart (2011–12) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 40 France (SNEP)[10] 95 Germany (GfK)[11] 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[12] 13 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 7 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[15] 38

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 34 Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 11 Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 22 Chart (2012) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit)[19] 97 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[20] 134 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] Gold 15,000* Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] Platinum 30,000^ Germany (BVMI)[23] Platinum 300,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 15,000^ Streaming Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] 2× Platinum 1,800,000† * Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Denmark[3]	19 September 2011	Digital download	Koolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal Music
Austria[26]	21 October 2011		Koolmusic, Island Records, Universal Music
Germany[5][6]		CD single, digital download
Switzerland[27]		Digital download
Denmark[4]	28 November 2011	Digital download – remixes	Koolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal Music