Levels

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"Levels" is a 2011 EDM track by Swedish DJ and producer Avicii that became a global hit and genre-defining anthem, notable for its iconic synth riff and use of a vocal sample from Etta James.

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LE7ELS ⓘ
artist Avicii ⓘ
associatedWithArtistCareer breakthrough international hit for Avicii ⓘ
certification multi-platinum in several countries ⓘ
chartPerformance number 1 on Austrian Singles Chart ⓘ
number 1 on Norwegian Singles Chart ⓘ
number 1 on Swedish Singles Chart ⓘ
number 1 on US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs ⓘ
top 10 in multiple countries ⓘ
top 10 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
culturalImpact widely regarded as one of the most influential EDM tracks ⓘ
describedAs genre-defining EDM anthem ⓘ
era early 2010s EDM boom ⓘ
followedBySingle Silhouettes ⓘ
genre EDM ⓘ
progressive house ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Levels official music video ⓘ
influenced mainstream popularity of EDM in early 2010s ⓘ
length 5:39 ⓘ
livePerformanceStapleFor Avicii DJ sets ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Sebastian Ringler ⓘ
musicVideoReleaseYear 2011 ⓘ
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ⓘ
notableFeature iconic synth riff ⓘ
use of Etta James vocal sample ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
performer Avicii ⓘ
precededBySingle Fade into Darkness ⓘ
linked to: Fade Into Darkness
producer Avicii ⓘ
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ
LE7ELS ⓘ
Universal Music ⓘ
releaseDate 2011-10-28 ⓘ
releaseYear 2011 ⓘ
sampleSourcePerformer Etta James ⓘ
samplesSong Something's Got a Hold on Me ⓘ
singleType digital download ⓘ
tempo progressive house tempo around 126 BPM ⓘ
usesVocalSampleFrom Etta James ⓘ
writer Arash Pournouri ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Leroy Kirkland ⓘ
Pearl Woods ⓘ
Tim Bergling ⓘ

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