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| Single by Zedd featuring Foxes | ||||
| from the album Clarity | ||||
| Released | 14 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | April 2012[1] | |||
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| Length | 4:31 (album version) 3:48 (radio edit) 5:43 (extended version) | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Producer(s) | Zedd | |||
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| Clarity (Remixes) | ||||
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| Released | February 12, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
| Length | 17:22 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Zedd | |||
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"Clarity" is a song by Russian-German DJ Zedd featuring the vocals of singer Foxes. It was released on 14 November 2012 as the third single from the former's debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Zedd (who produced the song), Matthew Koma, Porter Robinson and Skylar Grey. It was released as iTunes Single of the Week on 2 October 2012, and as an 4-track remix EP on 12 February 2013, by Interscope Records. Zedd released an extended mix of the song exclusively on Beatport on 18 February 2018.[5]
When Koma listened to Foxes' song "Youth", he contacted her through Skype and asked her to be the vocalist on "Clarity". After Foxes did research on Wikipedia about Zedd, she accepted the offer.[6] In June 2014, following the success of "Stay the Night" featuring Hayley Williams in the United Kingdom, "Clarity" was re-released there, and this time reached a better peak of number 27, compared to the previous one of 29 in 2013. It ended up being awarded silver certification by the BPI following the intake of streaming into Official Charts data in the UK.
The extended play of the track was released on 18 February 2013. It features ten remixes including Tiësto, Headhunterz and Funkagenda, among others.[7] From December 2012 to 4 February 2013, Zedd hosted a remix contest for the track. There were 982 official entries.[8] The winning remix by Tom Budin was due to be featured on an upcoming Zedd release.[9]
"Clarity" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards, becoming their first win.[10]
- ^ Robinson, Porter (April 2012). "Zedd, Porter Robinson and Lucky Date @ Zedd 1 - April, 2012".
- ^ Rollingstone
- ^ Dancing Astronaut Staff (6 January 2020). "Dancing Astronaut's Top 100 Songs of the Decade". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Now That's What I Call Music 47 (2013): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Clarity (Extended Mix)". Beatport. Interscope Records.
- ^ Wass, Mike (30 September 2013). "Foxes On "Clarity", Her Debut LP & The Elastic Nature Of Youth: The Idolator Q&A". Foxes. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Zedd, Foxes New Releases: Clarity on Beatport". Beatport. 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Zedd / 'Clarity' Remix Competition". Zedd.net. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Zedd Ft. Foxes – Clarity (Tom Budin Remix) by Tom Budin". SoundCloud. 8 January 2013.
- ^ "GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2013.