Tough Love (Avicii song)

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 adapted from Qobuz.com.^[5]

• Avicii – songwriter, producer, bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming, programming
• Vincent Pontare – songwriter, producer, programming
• Salem Al Fakir – songwriter, producer, guitar, strings, programming
• Sebastian Furrer – programming
• Kristoffer Fogelmark – vocal producer
• Isak Alverus – songwriter
• Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineer
• Kevin Grainger – mixer and mastering
• Sören von Malmborg – additional mixer
• Julio Rodriguez Sangrador – mixer and mastering
• Agnes – vocals
• Vargas and Lagola – vocals