Darkside (Alan Walker song)
2018 single by Alan Walker, Au/Ra and Tomine Harket
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"Darkside" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker, featuring Antiguan-German singer Au/Ra and Norwegian singer Tomine Harket. The song was recorded on 27 June 2018 and released on 27 July via Mer Musikk and Ultra Music. Two remixes were released, one by Austrian DJ and producer Lumix and one by Afrojack in collaboration with Chasner. However, neither were officially published by Walker's YouTube channel.
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| Single by Alan Walker, Au/Ra and Tomine Harket | ||||
| from the album Different World | ||||
| Released | 27 July 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 27 June 2018 | |||
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| Length | 3:31 | |||
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"Darkside" | ||||
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| "Darkside" on YouTube | ||||
Background
The single is the second installment in the World of Walker trilogy, with the futuristic, post-apocalyptic sci-fi world seen in his previous video "All Falls Down" revisited here with hopeful views for the future with majestic landscapes. The video before "All Falls Down", "Tired" served as a prequel to this trilogy where a solar storm destroyed all technology on Earth, changing the course of humanity forever.[1]
Music video
These videos were directed by MER creative director Kristian Berg. Together with the accompanying music video, "Darkside" is the second song in the World of Walker trilogy, following the previous single "All Falls Down".[2]
The video features several World War II monuments and memorials in Yugoslavia, namely Monument to the Revolution of the People of Moslavina in Podgarić and Valey of Heroes in Tjentište, as well as the Mausoleum of Njegoš on the top of Mount Lovćen and the Kravica waterfall in Ljubuški.[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[25] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[26] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[28] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[29] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[31] | 4× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[32] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[33] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[34] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[37] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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| Sweden (GLF)[38] | 2× Platinum | 16,000,000† |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||