Unsteady (song)
"Unsteady" is a song by American rock band X Ambassadors. It was released as the third single from the band's debut studio album, VHS, on October 13, 2015. The song has a remix version entitled "Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)", a single for the motion picture soundtrack for the film Me Before You.[1] The Erich Lee Gravity Remix has also been used on the Fox drama series Lucifer[2] and an Among Us skit on YouTube by Cilvanis.[3]
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Single by X Ambassadors | ||||
from the EP The Reason and the album VHS | ||||
Released | October 13, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
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"Unsteady" on YouTube |
Composition
According to the sheet music published at MusicNotes.com, the song is written in the key of B minor, with a tempo of 58 beats per minute.[4]
Accolades
"Unsteady" was nominated for Top Rock Song at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.[5]
Music video
Influenced by the song’s theme of divorce, the music video follows a couple at two points in their relationship: the moment they fell in love, and the moment they knew their relationship was over. Throughout the song you see how habits that may have been “fun and spontaneous” when young can turn into serious problems when they begin to affect an adult family life where children can be influenced by those choices.
The video was directed by ENDS (Zack Sekuler, Daniel Iglesias Jr.)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[26] | 4× Platinum | 320,000![]() |
Italy (FIMI)[27] | Gold | 25,000![]() |
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 400,000![]() |
United States (RIAA)[29] | 4× Platinum | 717,000[30] |
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References
- "Me Before You - X Ambassadors "Unsteady" (Erich Lee Gravity Remix)". Warner Bros. Pictures. YouTube.
- . YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNN3_Du-2Nk&t=9s. Missing or empty
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(help) - "When you get caught red-handed in Among Us". YouTube.
- X Ambassadors "Unsteady" Sheet Music in B Minor musicnotes.com
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- "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 2, 2017". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "Adult Contemporary Songs: Year End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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- "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Decade-End Charts: Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- "Canadian single certifications – X Ambassadors – Unsteady". Music Canada.
- "Italian single certifications – X Ambassadors – Unsteady" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 22, 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Unsteady" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
- "British single certifications – X Ambassadors – Unsteady". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "American single certifications – X Ambassadors – Unsteady". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
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