Greyhound (song)

This article is about the 2012 Swedish House Mafia song. For other songs, see Greyhound (disambiguation).

"Greyhound" is a single by the Swedish house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia. The track was released worldwide on 12 March 2012 as the third single from the album Until Now, released as a digital download on the iTunes Store. The song was created to promote a new drink for Absolut, Absolut Greyhound. It was used in the first episode of season 2 of the Spanish thriller television series Elite.

"Greyhound"
Single by Swedish House Mafia
from the album Until Now
Released	12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)
Genre	EDM progressive house electro house
Length	3:34 (radio edit) 6:52 (extended mix)
Label	Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)	Steve Angello Axwell Sebastian Ingrosso
Producer(s)	Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia singles chronology
"Antidote" (2011) "Greyhound" (2012) "Don't You Worry Child" (2012)
Music video
"Greyhound" (Official) on YouTube
Audio sample
"Greyhound" file help

Music video

An official music video to accompany the release of "Greyhound" was first released onto YouTube on 13 March 2012 at a total length of 3:31.^[1] The video starts with a man in goggles sticking a pole into a salt desert. The members of Swedish House Mafia—Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello—are then seen donning holographic headsets in an underground room. The headsets create colored bubbles around the members of Swedish House Mafia; Axwell in yellow, Ingrosso in blue, and Angello in red. As dog racers arrive on the track, the three men are connected to three robot greyhound dogs and prepare them for the race. A woman lays a hovering rabbit on the ground, which starts moving to commence the race as the dogs chase it. The video alternates between scenes of the race, shots of the supporters, and scenes of Axwell, Ingrosso and Angello controlling the dogs. Axwell temporarily disables Ingrosso's greyhound, but he quickly recovers and catches up. As the onlookers crowd together in anticipation, the three dogs reach the finishing line at the same time. A polaroid camera develops a photo of the finish, which is blown away into the desert. The video finishes with a shot of a bottle of Absolut Greyhound on a silver tray.

Track listings

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Greyhound" (Extended Mix)	6:52
2.	"Greyhound" (Radio Edit)	3:34

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 42 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 10 Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 21 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 16 France (SNEP)[7] 39 Germany (GfK)[8] 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 12 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 25 Italy (FIMI)[12] 25 Scotland (OCC)[13] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 33 UK Dance (OCC)[16] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 13 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] 3 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[20] 65 France (SNEP)[21] 185 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 96 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[24] 84 Chart (2013) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 49 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 60

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Gold	35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[28]	Gold	30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[29]	Platinum	80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[30]	7× Platinum	280,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[32]	Gold	500,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[33]	Gold	900,000†
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[34]	12 March 2012	Digital download	EMI Records
Ireland[35]
United Kingdom[36]