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"Tough Love"
Single by Avicii featuring Agnes and Vargas & Lagola
from the album Tim
Released9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)
Recorded2018[1]
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Vargas & Lagola
Avicii singles chronology
"SOS"
(2019) 		"Tough Love"
(2019) 		"Heaven"
(2019)
Agnes singles chronology
"Got Me Good"
(2013) 		"Tough Love"
(2019) 		"Limelight"
(2019)
Vargas and Lagola singles chronology
"Roads"
(2018) 		"Tough Love"
(2019)
Music video
"Avicii - Tough Love ft. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola" on YouTube

"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 2019, as the second single from Avicii's posthumous studio album Tim.[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]

  • 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

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Avicii's posthumous single 'Tough Love' will be released tomorrow". DJ Mag. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TOUGH LOVE ft Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir ( In Your Heart -Avicii live at Austin Texas) 2019". YouTube.
  4. ^ Cameron, John (8 May 2019). "Avicii's Team Announces His Second Posthumous Single, 'Tough Love'". EDM.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Tough Love | Avicii – Télécharger et écouter l'album". Qobuz.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Avicii Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201920 into search. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Avicii: Tough Love" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Avicii". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Avicii Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  21. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201920 into search. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas and Lagola – Tough Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Avicii feat. Agnes, Vargas & Lagola – Tough Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2019-07-01." TopHit. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Avicii Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  28. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Avicii – Tough Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Love_(Avicii_song)

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