Prayer in C

"Prayer in C" is a song by the French folk pop duo Lilly Wood and the Prick that was originally released on their album Invincible Friends in 2010.

"Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz remix)
Single by Lilly Wood and the Prick and Robin Schulz
from the album Prayer
Released	6 June 2014
Recorded	2010–2014
Genre	Deep house dance-pop
Length	3:12
Label	TONSPIEL Warner
Songwriter(s)	Benjamin Cotto Nili Hadida
Producer(s)	Robin Schulz
Lilly Wood and the Prick singles chronology
"Into Trouble" (2014) "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz remix) (2014) "Shadows" (2015)
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Waves" (Robin Schulz remix) (2014) "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz remix) (2014) "Willst Du" (2014)
Music video
"Prayer In C" on YouTube

In 2014, the German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz remixed the song, and the remix was re-released in June 2014. He used a CD of Invincible Friends as the source and initially made his remix available as a free download, to the consternation of the copyright owner, Wagram Music.^[1]

The Schulz remix topped the French Singles Chart. Outside France, the remix of "Prayer in C" topped the charts in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Schulz's native Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, peaked within the top ten in Australia and New Zealand and peaked in the top 40 of the charts in Brazil, Canada and the United States. In September 2014, Kiesza covered the song in Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.^[2][3]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Maxim Rosenbauer and filmed in Berlin, Germany. The video was uploaded on Robin Schulz's YouTube channel on May 21, 2014.^[4][5]

Formats and track listings

• Digital download^[6]

1. "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) – 3:09

• CD single

1. "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) – 3:09
2. "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz Remix) – 5:22

• Digital download – 5th anniversary rework^[7]

1. "Prayer in C" (Robin Schulz radio edit) – 3:09
2. "Prayer in C" (5th anniversary remix) – 2:59
3. "Prayer in C" (VIP remix) – 2:44

Charts

Original version

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position France (SNEP)[8] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position France (SNEP)[9] 196

Remix

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Prayer in C" Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 1 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 1 Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[16] 27 Brazil Hot Pop Songs[16] 12 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 12 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[18] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 1 Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[21] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[22] 1 France (SNEP)[23] 1 France Streaming Songs (SNEP)[24] 1 Germany (GfK)[25] 1 Greece (Billboard)[26] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[28] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 1 Israel (Media Forest)[30] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[31] 1 Italy (FIMI)[32] 1 Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)[33] 1 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[34] 3 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[35] 1 Luxembourg (Billboard)[36] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[37] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[40] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[41] 1 Poland (Dance Top 50)[42] 1 Portugal (Billboard)[43] 1 Romania (Airplay 100)[44] 6 Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[45] 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[46] 1 Scotland (OCC)[47] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[48] 1 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[49] 1 Slovenia (SloTop50)[50] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[54] 1 UK Dance (OCC)[55] 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[56] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[57] 23 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[58] 1 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[59] 18 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[60] 31 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[61] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[62] 23

Year-end charts 2014 year-end chart performance for "Prayer in C" Chart (2014) Position Australia (ARIA)[63] 43 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[64] 4 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[65] 2 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[66] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[67] 11 France (SNEP)[68] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[69] 6 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[70] 28 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[71] 10 Hungary (Single Top 40)[72] 3 Israel (Media Forest)[73] 4 Italy (FIMI)[74] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[75] 6 Netherlands (Mega Dance Top 30)[76] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[77] 4 Poland (ZPAV)[78] 6 Romania (Airplay 100)[79] 28 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[80] 3 Slovenia (SloTop50)[81] 12 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[82] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[83] 13 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[84] 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[85] 8 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[86] 22 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[87] 34 2015 year-end chart performance for "Prayer in C" Chart (2015) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[88] 61 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[89] 46 France (SNEP)[90] 31 Germany (Official German Charts)[91] 100 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[92] 10 Hungary (Single Top 40)[93] 56 Italy (FIMI)[94] 47 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[95] 72 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[96] 7 Slovenia (SloTop50)[97] 19 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[98] 73 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[99] 39 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[100] 7 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[101] 45 2016 year-end chart performance for "Prayer in C" Chart (2016) Position Argentina (Monitor Latino)[102] 78 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[103] 41 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[104] 44

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[105]	5× Platinum	350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[106]	Platinum	30,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[107]	Platinum	30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[108]	6× Platinum	480,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[109]	Gold	15,000^
France	—	150,000[110]
Germany (BVMI)[111]	Diamond	1,000,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[112]	5× Platinum	250,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[113]	Gold	30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[114]	Platinum	20,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[115]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[116]	4× Platinum	40,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[117]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[118]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[119]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[120]	2× Platinum	1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[121]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[122]	2× Platinum	5,200,000†
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[123]	Platinum	8,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Austria	6 June 2014	CD digital download	Warner	[124]
Germany				[124]
Switzerland				[124]
France		Digital download		[125]
Spain	13 June 2014			[126]
Italy	13 June 2014			[127]
	20 June 2014	Contemporary hit radio		[128]
United States	17 June 2014	Digital download	Atlantic	[129]
Ireland	22 August 2014
United Kingdom	24 August 2014
Various	6 June 2019		Warner	[7]

See also

• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Austria)
• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Denmark)
• List of number-one singles of 2014 (Finland)
• List of number-one hits of 2014 (France)
• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles of 2014 (Ireland)
• List of number-one singles of 2014 (Netherlands)
• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Norway)
• List of number-one singles of 2014 (Poland)
• List of number-one hits of 2014 (Scotland)
• List of number-one singles of 2014 (Sweden)
• List of UK Dance Chart number-one singles of 2014
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s