Spirits (The Strumbellas song)

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"Spirits"
StrumbellasSpirits.jpg
Single by The Strumbellas
from the album Hope
ReleasedAugust 21, 2015
GenreFolk rock, indie rock
Length3:24
LabelGlassnote
Songwriter(s)
  • Jeremy Drury
  • Jon Hembrey
  • Darryl James
  • Izzy Ritchie
  • David Ritter
  • Simon Ward
Producer(s)Dave Schiffman
The Strumbellas singles chronology
"Spirits"
(2015) 		"We Don't Know"
(2016)

"Spirits" is a song by Canadian indie folk band The Strumbellas. It was produced by Dave Schiffman and was released as a single from the band's third album, Hope, in 2015.

Music video[]

The official music video was released on January 28, 2016.[1] It depicts the band performing the song at a funeral where all the mourners are wearing masks. During the procession, it becomes a lively parade based on a jazz funeral.[2]

In popular culture[]

In 2020, the song went viral on TikTok, with a slowed down version,[3] and a remix version made by DragoKG.[4] It has been in more than 289.7K videos on TikTok as of March 23, 2021.[5]

As a result of the viral popularity of "Spirits" on TikTok, on September 10, 2020, the band released an official lyric video to the song more than 5 years since it was released to YouTube, which received more than 586K views as of March 23, 2021.[6]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2015–17) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 23
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 20
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 12
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[13] 6
Canada Rock (Billboard)[14] 2
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[15] 5
France (SNEP)[16] 63
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 18
Italy (FIMI)[18] 11
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 10
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[20] 24
Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts)[21] 25
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 10
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 81
Slovenia (SloTop50)[24] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 18
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[26] 9
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 22
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[28] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[29] 2
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[30] 1
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[31] 3
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[32] 78
UK Indie (OCC)[33] 44

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Year-end charts[]

Chart (2016) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[34] 35
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 31
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 57
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[37] 77
Germany (Official German Charts)[38] 68
Italy (FIMI)[39] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 52
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[41] 21
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[42] 9
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[43] 7
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[44] 22


Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[45] Gold 10,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[46] 3× Platinum 240,000double-dagger
France (SNEP)[47] Gold 66,666double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[48] Platinum 400,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[49] 2× Platinum 100,000double-dagger
South Africa (RISA)[50] Gold 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[51] Gold 500,000double-dagger

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Strumbellas - Spirits". YouTube. January 28, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Payne, Chris (January 28, 2016). "The Strumbellas Premiere James Bond-Inspired 'Spirits' Video, Talk Glassnote Debut Album". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Spirits - Strumbellas (Slowed Down)". YouTube. September 2, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Strumbellas - Spirits / DragoKG Remix - (TIKTOK FULL VERSION By DragoKG)". YouTube. September 13, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Spirits created by The Strumbellas | Popular songs on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Strumbellas - Spirits (Lyric Video)". YouTube. September 10, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Strumbellas – Spirits" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Strumbellas – Spirits" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Strumbellas – Spirits" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada AC for The Strumbellas. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for The Strumbellas. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Hot AC for The Strumbellas. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Rock for The Strumbellas. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  15. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 20171 into search. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  16. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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  18. ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Strumbellas – Spirits". Top Digital Download. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  19. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs chart History - The Strumbellas". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  20. ^ "The Strumbellas – Chart history (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "Netherlands Single Tip Chart - July 16, 2016". Mega Charts. July 16, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  22. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201636 into search. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  23. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201638 into search. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  24. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart". SloTop50. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Strumbellas – Spirits". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  26. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  27. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  28. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  29. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  30. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  31. ^ "The Strumbellas Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  32. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  33. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  34. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top 40 - Single-Charts 2016". oe3.orf.at. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  35. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  36. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  37. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Year End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  38. ^ "Top 100 Jahrescharts 2016". GfK Entertainment (in German). viva.tv. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  39. ^ "Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2016 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (Click on Scarica allegato to download the zipped file containing the year-end chart PDF documents) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  40. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2016 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  41. ^ "Hot Rock Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  42. ^ "Rock Airplay Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  43. ^ "Alternative Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  44. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  45. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  46. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Strumbellas – Spirits". Music Canada. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  47. ^ "French single certifications – The Strumbellas – Spirits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  48. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Strumbellas; 'Spirits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  49. ^ "Italian single certifications – The Strumbellas – Spirits" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 14, 2016. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Spirits" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  50. ^ "South Africa certifications". Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  51. ^ "American single certifications – The Strumbellas – Spirits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

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