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Tim (Avicii album)

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Tim is the third and final[2][3] studio album by Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, released on 6 June 2019, following his death on 20 April 2018. It is his sole posthumous album release.[4] It includes the single "SOS", which was released on 10 April 2019.[4] All profits from sales of the album go towards the Tim Bergling Foundation, set up following Avicii's death, for mental health awareness.[1]

Tim
Studio album by
Avicii
Released6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
Recorded2014, 2016–2018
Genre
Length38:53
Label
Producer
[1]
Avicii chronology
Avīci (01)
(2017) 		Tim
(2019)
Singles from Tim
  1. "SOS"
    Released: 10 April 2019
  2. "Tough Love"
    Released: 9 May 2019
  3. "Heaven"
    Released: 6 June 2019
  4. "Fades Away"
    Released: 5 December 2019

Background

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Avicii's third album was first mentioned in late 2016 after he signed with Universal Sweden, when it was said that his next album would be released in 2017.[5] From 13 July to 2 August, Avicii began sharing teasers for new music and later released Avīci (01) on 11 August 2017 with a total of six tracks.[6] In an interview, he stated that (01) was the first of three EPs, with his full third album to be released alongside the third EP.[7] Recording for the album resumed in late 2017. During March 2018, Avicii continued to share updates via Instagram and other streaming sites of different IDs and demos being put together for the album, including what would become "Hold the Line", "Bad Reputation", "Tough Love", "Ain't a Thing", and "Fades Away", amongst other demos.[8] According to Kristoffer Fogelmark, the track "Never Leave Me" was the last track Avicii worked on, finished only two days before he left for Oman.

Following Avicii's death in April 2018, a representative said the following month that there were "no plans" to release any new material in the immediate future.[3] In April 2019, it was announced that collaborators were enlisted to help finish the work on the album.[3] A team of writers and producers made an album described as containing elements of "psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more". The album's track listing was chosen from 16 possible songs. On 1 and 2 June 2019, fans were given a chance to listen to the album 4–5 days early by going to music cubes in various locations around the world.[9]

Singles

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The lead single of the album, "SOS", was released on 10 April 2019.[10] A "Fan Memories" video for "SOS", showing quotes from fans about the impact Avicii had on them, was released the same day. "SOS" debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden within two days of sales.

"Tough Love" was released as the second single from the album on 9 May 2019.[11] The music video came out on 14 May 2019. "Tough Love" samples A.R. Rahman's track "Banarasiya" from the movie Raanjhanaa (2013).[citation needed]

"Heaven" featuring vocals from Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin was released as the third single for the album on 6 June 2019.[12] The music video, called a "tribute video", which used clips of Avicii in Madagascar (following his final concert), was released on 24 June 2019.

"Fades Away" was released as the fourth and final single on 5 December 2019. While the album version features vocals from Noonie Bao, the single version features vocals from Costa Rican singer MishCatt to coincide with the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness where she performed it live.[13]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.4/10[14]
Metacritic58/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME     [16]
Rolling Stone     [17]

The album received mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on four reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". Neil Z. Yeung wrote for AllMusic that "with only a handful of moments matching his festival-rocking peaks, the rest of the album relies on passable EDM-pop in the vein of artists like Zedd, Seeb and Marshmello."

Track listing

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Tim track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Peace of Mind" (featuring Vargas & Lagola)
  • Bergling
  • Pontare
  • Fakir
3:00
2."Heaven" (featuring Chris Martin)
  • Bergling
  • Martin
Bergling4:37
3."SOS" (featuring Aloe Blacc)
  • Bergling
  • Nedler
  • Foggelmark
2:37
4."Tough Love" (featuring Agnes and Vargas & Lagola)
  • Bergling
  • Fakir
  • Pontare
  • Isak Alverus
  • Bergling
  • Pontare
  • Fakir
3:11
5."Bad Reputation" (featuring Joe Janiak)
  • Bergling
  • Falk
3:25
6."Ain't a Thing" (featuring Bonn)
  • Bergling
  • Falk
3:03
7."Hold the Line" (featuring Arizona)
  • Bergling
  • von Bahder
  • Nedler
2:51
8."Freak" (featuring Bonn)
  • Bergling
  • Nedler
  • Fogelmark
2:59
9."Excuse Me Mr. Sir" (featuring Vargas & Lagola)
  • Bergling
  • Al Fakir
  • Pontare
  • Marcus Thunberg Wessel
  • Bergling
  • Pontare
  • Fakire
  • Wessel
3:07
10."Heart Upon My Sleeve" (with Imagine Dragons)
4:14
11."Never Leave Me" (featuring Joe Janiak)
  • Bergling
  • Nedler
  • Fogelmark
2:51
12."Fades Away" (featuring Noonie Bao)
  • Bergling
  • Falk
  • Janiak
  • Berg
  • Bergling
  • Falk
2:58
Total length:38:53
Japan limited edition bonus DVD[18]
No.TitleLength
1."Avicii : The Story Behind the Album "TIM""4:13
2."Avicii : The Story Behind SOS"6:54
3."SOS" (Fan Memories Video)2:39

Notes

Personnel

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Adapted from Billboard.[19]

Production

  • Avicii – production (all tracks), vocal production (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9–11), programming (all tracks), drum programming (tracks 1, 4, 9)
  • Vargas & Lagola – production (tracks 1, 4, 9), vocal production (tracks 1, 4, 9), programming (tracks 1, 4, 9)
  • Carl Falk – production (tracks 5, 6, 12), vocal production (tracks 5, 6, 12), programming (tracks 5, 6, 12)
  • Albin Nedler – production (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11), vocal production (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11), programming (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11)
  • Kristoffer Fogelmark – production (tracks 3, 8, 11), vocal production (tracks 3, 8, 11), programming (tracks 3, 8, 11)
  • Sebastian Furrer – programming (track 4)
  • Lucas von Bahder – production (track 7)
  • Marcus Thunberg Wessel – production (track 9), vocal production(track 9)
  • Ash Pournouri – co-production (track 10, uncredited)

Technical

  • Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineering (track 9)
  • Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering (track 3)
  • Kevin Grainger – mixing and mastering (track 2 and 3)

Instruments

  • Avicii – keyboards (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 9)
  • Salem Al Fakir – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 9), bass guitar (track 9), strings (track 1), violin (track 4), vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
  • Vincent Pontare – drums (track 1), vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
  • Chris Martin – guitar (track 2), vocals (track 2)
  • Albin Nedler – keyboards (track 3, 8, 11), guitar (track 8)
  • Kristoffer "Bonn" Fogelmark – keyboards (track 3, 8, 10, 11), guitar (track 8), vocals (tracks 6, 8)
  • Aloe Blacc – vocals (track 3)
  • Agnes – vocals (track 4)
  • Carl Falk – keyboards (tracks 5, 6, 12)
  • Joe Janiak – vocals (tracks 5, 11)
  • Zachary Hannah – vocals (track 7)
  • Wayne Sermon – guitar (track 10)
  • Dan Reynolds – vocals (track 10)
  • Noonie Bao – vocals (track 12)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Tim
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[62] Gold 10,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[63] Gold 25,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[64] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[65] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

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