"X You" is a progressive house song produced by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii. The track was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2013. It is the final production for Avicii's successful project "Avicii X You". The song features sequences from Kian Sang (melody), Naxsy (bassline), Martin Kupilas (beat and rhythm), Ваня Хакси (break), Jonathan Madray, Mateusz Kolata, TheW and Christian Westphalen (effects).[1] The song is written in the key of G minor, at a tempo of 126 BPM.

"X You"
Single by Avicii
Released26 February 2013
RecordedDecember 2012 – February 2013
GenreProgressive house
Length6:51 (original mix)
3:20 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Tim Bergling
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Kian Sang
  • Naxsy
  • Martin Kupilas
  • Ваня Хакси
  • Jonathan Madray
  • Mateusz Kolata
  • TheW
  • Christian Westphalen
Avicii singles chronology
"I Could Be the One"
(2012)
"X You"
(2013)
"We Write the Story"
(2013)
Music video
"Avicii - X You" on YouTube

Music video

edit

The video for "X You" was released on Avicii's VEVO YouTube channel on 26 February 2013. The music video contains various clips of Avicii at work on the song and other short clips of nature for 5–10 seconds. It also contains text explaining the project, how many people contributed, the winners and the contributing countries. The video concludes with a time of 3 minutes and 46 seconds.

As of April 2023, the video has received over 16 million views.

Track listing

edit
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."X You" (Radio Edit)3:20
2."X You" (Original Mix)6:51

Charts

edit

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[8] Platinum 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

edit
Region Date Format Label
Sweden[9] 22 February 2013 Digital download LE7ELS
United Kingdom[10]
Russia[11]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Aviciixyou". Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Avicii – X You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Avicii – X You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Avicii – X You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Avicii Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Årslista Singlar – År 2013" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ^ iTunes - Musik - X You - Single av Avicii Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ iTunes - Music - X You - Single by Avicii Archived 1 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ iTunes - Music - X You - Single by Avicii Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine