Past Life (Trevor Daniel song)

"Past Life" is a song by American singer Trevor Daniel. It was written by Daniel, Finneas O'Connell, Caroline Pennell, Jay Stolar, Mick Coogan and Sean Myer, with production handled by O'Connell and Sean Myer. The song was released by Alamo Records and Interscope Records on March 6, 2020, as single for his album Nicotine (2020). An official remix with American singer Selena Gomez was released on June 26, 2020. Idolator describe the song as a "looming summer smash".[1] Another remix adding American rapper Lil Mosey as a featured artist was released on July 31, 2020.[2]

"Past Life"
Single by Trevor Daniel and Selena Gomez
from the album Nicotine
ReleasedJune 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Genre
Length
  • 3:04 (duo version)
  • 3:01 (solo version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Trevor Daniel singles chronology
"Forgot"
(2019)		 "Past Life"
(2020)		 "Bitter"
(2020)
Selena Gomez singles chronology
"Boyfriend"
(2020)		 "Past Life"
(2020)		 "Ice Cream"
(2020)
Music video
"Past Life" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Past Life" was directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia and was officially released on July 14, 2020.[3][4]

Commercial performance

On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted and peaked at number 77, becoming Daniel's second chart entry on the chart. The song also entered charts in Canada and Hungary peaking at number 68 and number 38 respectively.

Live performances

On August 18, 2020 Daniel performed a solo version of the song in a medley with "Falling" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.[5]

Accolade
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2020 BreakTudo Awards Collaboration of the Year Nominated [6]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 68
Hungary (Single Top 40)[8] 38
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 88
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[11] 38
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 77
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 20
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 15
US Rolling Stone Top 100[15] 76

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Past Life"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Various June 26, 2020
[17]
Australia Contemporary hit radio Universal [18]
Italy July 3, 2020 [19]
United States July 14, 2020 Interscope [20]
Rhythmic contemporary [21]
August 3, 2020 Hot adult contemporary [22]

References
  1. "Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez Roll Out "Past Life" Remix". Idolator. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. "Past Life (Remix) - Single by Trevor Daniel, Selena Gomez & Lil Mosey on Apple Music". Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  3. "Selena Gomez, Trevor Daniel Release Trippy Quarantine Video "Past Life"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. "Selena Gomez And Trevor Daniel Release 'Past Life' Music Video From Quarantine". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. "Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Highlight: Trevor Daniel: Falling/Past Life Medley - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  6. "BreakTudo Awards 2020: Blackpink is nominated in 5 categories". Allkpop.
  7. "Trevor Daniel Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. "2020 28-os SAVAITĖS (liepos 3 – 9 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  10. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  11. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 202049 into search. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  12. "Trevor Daniel Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. "Trevor Daniel Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  14. "Trevor Daniel Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  15. "Top 100 Songs, June 26, 2020 - July 2, 2020". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  16. "Canadian single certifications – Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez – Past Life". Music Canada. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  17. "Past Life - Single by Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez". Apple Music. United States. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  18. "Singles To Radio". The Music Network. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  19. "TREVOR DANIEL "Past Life" | (Radio Date: 03/07/2020)". Radio Date. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  20. "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  21. "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases - R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates - ..." Allaccess.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730083308/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases
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