The Nights

"The Nights" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii. It features uncredited vocals by singer/songwriter Nicholas Furlong. On 1 December 2014, it was released as a digital download by PRMD Music and Universal Island on Avicii's The Days / Nights EP, then on 11 January 2015 in the United Kingdom.[1] The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. On 23 January 2015, Avicii released "The Nights (Avicii by Avicii)", his own remix of the song.[2] The song appears on the UK version of Avicii's second studio album Stories (2015). The song was featured as a part of the football game by EA Sports, FIFA 15.

This article is about the Avicii song. For other uses, see Nights (disambiguation) and The Night (disambiguation).
"The Nights"
Single by Avicii
from the EP The Days / Nights EP
Released1 December 2014
Genre
Length2:56 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Avicii singles chronology
"Divine Sorrow"
(2014)		 "The Nights"
(2014)		 "Waiting for Love"
(2015)

Background

Furlong noted that he began writing the song as an ode to his father. The inspiration for the “pirate-y fight song” sound came to him while at a bar in Ireland. Furlong recalled:

"I had been going back and forth with Jordan and Gabe about this song idea that merged alternative rock music with the signature sound of an Irish drinking song. When I returned to Los Angeles we all went into the studio."

Furlong sent the original idea, titled "My Father Told Me", to Arash Pournouri, Avicii's manager. Pournouri recognised an immediate draw to the track, saying that the song had that same sense of euphoria which characterises so much of Avicii's music. In an interview with Yahoo! Music, Pournouri said: "It made absolute sense to work on it with Nick...[Avicii and I just needed] to make it more 'us' and that's what [we] did."

Like his previous hits "Wake Me Up" and "Hey Brother", "The Nights" is a progressive house song containing elements of folk rock. It is written in the key of F# major and has 126 BPM.[3]

Music video

On 1 December 2014, a lyric video to accompany the release of "The Nights" was released on YouTube.

On 15 December 2014, the official music video for "The Nights" was released on YouTube and premiered on the front page of Yahoo Music. The video was produced, directed by, and stars "professional life liver" Rory Kramer, who filmed an exuberant action-packed recollection of his own life on roller coasters, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, balloon flying, making a four-door convertible out of a Toyota, etc. – living a life to be remembered.[4][5]

As of November 2020, the music video has over 616 million views on YouTube.

Credits and personnel
Recording
Personnel

Charts and certifications

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