Heatwave (song)
| Heat wave | |
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| Robin Schulz feat. Akon | |
| publication | May 13, 2016 |
| length | 3:10 ( radio version ) 5:27 ( extended version ) |
| Genre (s) | House , pop |
| Author (s) |
Junkx , Bryan Nelson, Jordan Peter Orvosh, Robin Schulz, Aliaune Thiam , Thomas Troelsen |
| album | Sugar |
Heatwave ( English for 'heat wave') is a song by the German DJ Robin Schulz , in cooperation with the US rapper Akon . The track is the fifth and final single from his second studio album Sugar .
Creation and artwork
The song was written jointly by the Junkx production team (consisting of: Dennis Bierbrodt, Stefan Dabruck , Jürgen Dohr and Guido Kramer), Bryan Nelson, Jordan Peter Orvosh, Robin Schulz, Aliaune Thiam (Akon) and Thomas Troelsen. The single was specially produced by Schulz; The German producer team Junkx acted as co-producer. Mixing and mastering was also done by Junkx; They did the mastering in collaboration with Michael Schwabe. The single was released under the Tonspiel and Warner Music Group music labels and distributed through the Artist Publishing Group, Calarissi Entertainment , Byefall Productions, EMI Music Publishing and Sony / ATV Music Publishing .
On the yellow cover of the maxi single - in addition to artist names and song titles - Akon and Schulz can be seen against the background of a bright sun and a skyline. The bodies of the two appear fused, both looking in opposite directions, while the sun shines from the middle of the two. The composite pictures were shot by Ben Wolf (Schulz) and Jimmy Fontaine (Akon), the artwork is from Rocket & Wink.
Publication and promotion
Heatwave was first published on May 13, 2015 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland . The maxi single was released as a 2-track single and includes a radio and extended version of Heatwave . On June 17, 2016 was followed by the publication of a digital Remix - EP , this includes not only the extended version five additional remix version to Heatwave , as well as a remix of previous single release Show Me Love .
In order to promote the song and himself, there was a live appearance during prime time on the second evening of the Italian Wind Music Awards 2016 .
Remix versions
- Heatwave (Deepend Remix)
- Heatwave (DJ Katch Remix)
- Heatwave ( Hugel Remix)
- Heatwave (Muzzaik Remix)
- Heatwave ( Remady Remix)
content
The lyrics to Heatwave are in English; Translated into German, the title means "heat wave". The music and the text were written jointly by the production team Junkx, Bryan Nelson, Jordan Peter Orvosh, Robin Schulz, Aliaune Thiam (Akon) and Thomas Troelsen. Musically, the song moves in the realm of house and pop music . The singing of the song comes from Akon alone, Schulz only acts as a DJ.
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Music video
The music video for Heatwave was shot over three days in Cape Town ( South Africa ) and premiered on April 16, 2016 on YouTube . On April 7, 2016, Schulz published with the words “What came first? The chicken or the skateboard? “( English for 'What came first? The chicken or the skateboard') a teaser via Facebook .
You can see a man in a chicken costume (played by Phillip Himburg) who is out and about on a skateboard . He is so focused on his "mission" that he does not notice the rising media hype about himself . His video contributions are uploaded to video platforms, reporters are after him, special programs are scheduled, he adorns the cover of magazines and is parodied for commercials . Towards the end of the video he suddenly stops at a trailer and knocks. The resident opens the door with the words “My dear friend what took you so long?” ( English for 'What did it take so long, my friend?'). He then hands the resident a food package from the "Crispy" chain. Masses of people who followed him are appalled by the fact that he is just a delivery boy and start their way back disappointed. In between, scenes of Akon and Schulz can be seen again and again, who move through the dunes and desert landscape of Cape Town and sing the song.
The total length of the video is 3:26 minutes. Directed by Chehad Abdallah, Abdallah had previously worked as assistant director for Schulz's music video Headlights . To date, the video has over 9.6 million views on YouTube (as of December 2016).
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reception
Reviews
Marcel Menne from the German-language e-zine Plattentests.de only awarded three out of ten points for the album Sugar , describing Heatwave as well as Yellow as a piece that was "best for chilling out and hanging out".
Charts and chart placements
Heatwave reached position 30 in the single charts in Germany and stayed in the charts for a total of 22 weeks. In addition, the single was placed in the German dance top 20 for 19 weeks and reached its highest ranking with position twelve. In Austria, the single reached position 24 in the charts in 16 weeks. In 2016, the single was ranked 85th in the German annual single charts.
For Schulz as an interpreter, this is the ninth chart success in Germany and the eighth in Austria. As a producer, this is his seventh chart success in Germany and his sixth in Austria. As an author, it is already his sixth chart success in Germany and his fifth in Austria. For Akon, Heatwave is already the 22nd chart success in the German single charts, as well as his 20th chart success in Austria.
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Awards for music sales
In October 2016, Heatwave was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 200,000 units sold. This makes Heatwave the seventh single Schulz 'that achieved at least gold status in Germany. For Akon it was the first award in Germany after seven years, the last time he received an award together with David Guetta for the single Sexy Bitch . In 2018, a gold record was awarded in Italy. Thus, the single received gold twice for over 225,000 copies sold.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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 Germany (BVMI)
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 gold
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200,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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gold
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25,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold |
225,000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave. discogs.com, accessed December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ CD booklet: Heatwave 2-track single
- ↑ a b Repertoire search. online.gema.de, accessed on December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave. austriancharts.at, accessed on December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz. facebook.com, accessed December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave (2016). crew-united.com, accessed December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ He just wants to play. plattentests.de, accessed on October 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave. officialcharts.de, accessed on April 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave. officialcharts.de, accessed on December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Robin Schulz feat. Akon - Heatwave. austriancharts.at, accessed on December 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Single year charts 2016. officialcharts.de, accessed on January 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on December 16, 2016 .
- ^ Certificazioni. fimi.it, accessed April 4, 2018 .