Shadows (Alphabeat song)

"Shadows" is a song by Danish pop group Alphabeat. It was released on 1 March 2019 by Warner Music Denmark as the lead single from their fourth studio album Don't Know What's Cool Anymore.[1] The song peaked at number nineteen on the Danish Singles Chart.

"Shadows"
Single by Alphabeat
from the album Don't Know What's Cool Anymore
Released1 March 2019
Length2:46
LabelWarner Music Denmark
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alphabeat singles chronology
"Show Me What Love Is"
(2013)
"Shadows"
(2019)
"I Don't Know What's Cool Anymore"
(2019)

Background

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In an interview with Billboard, Anders SG said: "When our manager heard us demo the song through the wall to his office, he came into the studio and was like, 'What is this? It's great!' This does happen sometimes, but not on a regular basis, so we thought, maybe we're onto something. For some reason the song reminded us a little bit of some of the more melancholy Motown hits like 'Standing In The Shadows Of Love', so we wanted to have a kind of upbeat soul groove together with the pop hooks. 'Shadows' has a kind of signature drumbeat, which we like to think has become a bit of an Alphabeat trademark."[2] When speaking of getting the band back together, vocalist Stine Bramsen says that it was always "written in the stars" that they would join forces once again.[3]

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Shadows" was first released on YouTube on 1 March 2019.[4]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Shadows"2:46

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 19

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Denmark 1 March 2019[6][7] Warner Music Denmark

References

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  1. ^ "Alphabeat interview: "We've found something special again"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Alphabeat are back after six years with new song 'Shadows'". NME. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Alphabeat's 'Shadows' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Alphabeat - Shadows (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Alphabeat – Shadows". Tracklisten. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Shadows - Single by Alphabeat". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Shadows". Spotify. Retrieved 21 October 2019.