The Days (song)

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"The Days"
The Days cover.png
Single by Avicii
from the EP The Days / Nights EP
Released3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:38 (album version)
3:45 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Salem Al Fakir
  • Avicii
  • Vincent Pontare
Avicii singles chronology
"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(2014) 		"The Days"
(2014) 		"Divine Sorrow"
(2014)
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Shine My Shoes"
(2014) 		"The Days"
(2014) 		"Party Like a Russian"
(2016)
Music video
"The Days" (lyrics video) on YouTube

"The Days" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, with vocals by English singer Robbie Williams. The song was written by Brandon Flowers,[1] Robbie Williams, Salem Al Fakir, Avicii, and Vincent Pontare,[2] and was produced by Avicii, Fakir and Pontare. The song was played for the first time in Boston, with uncredited vocals by Fakir. The song was released worldwide on 3 October 2014. It was released alongside "The Nights" in The Days / Nights EP.[3] A planned release in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2014 was cancelled.[4]

Composition[]

"The Days" is written in the key of C major, at a tempo of 127 BPM.[5] The chord structure is based on the pop punk chord progression.

Recording[]

The song was originally written with Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir, but was meant to be a collaboration between Brandon Flowers and Avicii, with Flowers providing the vocals. However, due to Flowers' dissatisfaction with the recording, Avicii brought on a different vocalist, Robbie Williams.[6]

Music video[]

An official lyric video was also released on YouTube by the official Avicii Vevo channel.[7] In the video, an artist (later confirmed as INO),[8] spray-paints the lyrics of "The Days" in black against a white wall. Near the end of the video, a pan-out reveals the lyrics creating a portrait of Avicii, which is subsequently covered with splashes of coloured paint by the artist.[9]

As of May 2020, the lyric video has been viewed more than 180 million times.[10]

Track listing[]

Digital download[11]
No.TitleLength
1."The Days"4:38
CD single[12]
No.TitleLength
1."The Days" (Radio Edit)3:45
2."The Days" (Original Mix)4:38
3."The Days" (Extended Mix)5:51
Total length:14:14

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from CD single.[13]

Charts and certifications[]

References[]

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