Tough Love (Avicii song) explained

Tough Love
Type:single
Cover:Avicii - Tough Love.png
Artist:Avicii featuring Agnes and Vargas & Lagola
Album:Tim
Recorded:2018[1]
Chronology:Avicii
Prev Title:SOS
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Heaven
Next Year:2019

"Tough Love" is the second posthumous single by Swedish DJ Avicii, featuring Swedish singer Agnes and Vargas & Lagola. It was released on 9 May 2019, with the music video premiering on 14 May, as the second single from Avicii's posthumous studio album Tim (2019).[2]

Background

Avicii had previously collaborated with Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir of Vargas & Lagola on "Silhouettes", "Hey Brother","Without You" and "Friend of Mine". Avicii had previously worked on the song in 2016 before his last Ultra Miami show.[3] "Tough Love" initially had a different song structure, but was reworked during Tim's final studio sessions in March 2018. Before his death, Tim had sent a message to Salem and Vincent that he wanted the song to be a duet by a "real couple. Or a couple that have worked together enough to be almost considered a couple!" Pontare’s wife, Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson, also features on the song. "Tough Love" also features Indian influences from the movie Raanjhanaa (specifically the song Banarasiya) in a melodic passage that was inspired by Avicii studying the music of northwest India,[2] which he had played for Pontare and Al Fakir before his death.[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.com.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[6] 33
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 31
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[9] 80

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avicii: Complete Compilation of the March 2018 Sessions. YouTube. 29 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: Avicii's posthumous single 'Tough Love' will be released tomorrow. DJ Mag. 8 May 2019. 9 May 2019.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: TOUGH LOVE ft Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir (In Your Heart -Avicii live at Austin Texas) 2019 . YouTube. 21 May 2016 .
  4. Web site: Avicii's Team Announces His Second Posthumous Single, 'Tough Love'. EDM.com. Cameron. John. 8 May 2019. 9 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Tough Love Avicii – Télécharger et écouter l'album . Qobuz.com . 17 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. 17 May 2019. 3 December 2019.
  7. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 20 May 2019. 17 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 2019. Sverigetopplistan. 14 January 2020.
  9. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 13 December 2013. 6 December 2019.