Silhouettes (Avicii song)

"Silhouettes" is a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii featuring uncredited vocals from Swedish singer Salem Al Fakir. The track was first released on 27 April 2012 in the United Kingdom.^[2] It had previously been leaked on the internet in early 2011, albeit with a different song pitch.^{[citation needed]} Some music blogs erroneously posted "Flash" by Tatana and Scaloni.^{[3][unreliable source?]}

"Silhouettes"
Single by Avicii
Released	27 April 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Progressive house[1]
Length	7:00 (Original mix) 3:31 (Radio edit)
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Tim Bergling, Arash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir
Producer(s)	Avicii
Avicii singles chronology
"Levels" (2011) "Silhouettes" (2012) "Superlove" (2012)

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silhouettes" (original radio edit)	3:31
2.	"Silhouettes" (original mix)	7:00

Silhouettes (Remixes) – Digital download^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silhouettes" (EDX's Arena Club Mix)	5:47
2.	"Silhouettes" (Syn Cole Creamfields Mix)	6:23
3.	"Silhouettes" (Lazy Rich Remix)	6:29

Chart performance

For the week ending 11 May 2012, "Silhouettes" debuted at number fifty on the Irish Singles Chart.^[5] The track marked Avicii's fourth appearance on the chart, following "Seek Bromance", "Collide", and "Levels" - which peaked at number forty-nine and number three respectively.

Music video

A music video was released on YouTube on 7 June 2012.^[6] The music video shows a person, presumably a trans woman, before and after undergoing gender-affirming surgery, and how the surgery improves their social life. An alternate version just featuring Avicii performing at various venues in the United States has also been produced.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 26 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 4 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] 29 Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 27 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 11 Germany (GfK)[12] 87 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] 25 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 12 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 43 Scotland (OCC)[16] 12 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 11 UK Dance (OCC)[18] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 22 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] 4 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[21] 9 Chart (2018) Peak position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] 23

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[23] 98 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 27 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 145 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[26] 23 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000‡ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[28] Original Mix Gold 30,000‡ Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 30,000‡ Sweden (GLF)[30] 3× Platinum 120,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Gold 400,000‡ Streaming Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[32] Platinum 1,800,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	27 April 2012[2]	Digital download	Universal Music