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| Single by Lukas Graham | ||||
| from the album Lukas Graham | ||||
| Released | 18 September 2015 | |||
| Genre | Soul-pop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
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"7 Years" is a song by Danish soul-pop band Lukas Graham from their second studio album, Lukas Graham. The song was released as a digital download on Lukas Forchhammer's 27th birthday, which was September 18, 2015 by Copenhagen Records.[1] The lyric video was uploaded to YouTube on 17 November 2015, and the music video was uploaded on 15 December 2015. It has since garnered over 1.5 billion views on YouTube.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, "7 Years" topped the Danish Singles Chart. Outside Denmark, the singles topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, while peaking within the top ten of the charts in many other European countries and the United States. The song was written by Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp, and Morten "Pilo" Pilegaard. The song was produced by Forrest and Ristorp under their stage name Future Animals, and Pilegaard. The song was mixed by Delbert Bowers and Pilegaard.[2]
On 12 February 2017, "7 Years" was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "7 Years" was the seventh best-selling song of 2016 worldwide with 10.4 million digital downloads and track-equivalent streams.[3]
- ^ "BBC Music - 7 Years Old: The story behind THAT song". bbc.co.uk. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Inside Track: Lukas Graham '7 Years' | Sound On Sound". soundonsound.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Highest-Selling Album Globally in 2016; Drake Lands Top Song: IFPI". billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.