Car Keys (Ayla)
"Car Keys (Ayla)" | ||||
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Single by Alok and Ava Max | ||||
Released | 30 June 2023 | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | Sony | |||
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"Car Keys (Ayla)" on YouTube |
"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer Ava Max. It was released on 30 June 2023 through Sony.
Background
[edit]On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a Zoom call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter Raye and Brazilian DJ Alok.[1] On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on Instagram, hinting at a possible collaboration. Alok teased the song at multiple live shows as well as on his Instagram stories. On 20 June, a snippet of the song leaked.[2] The song features a prominent sample of the trance song "Ayla" (1996) by German DJ Ayla.[3]
Speaking about the collaboration, Alok said, "Ava is someone I've wanted to work with for a long time and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the result", sharing his excitement for the world to hear the song. Max added that it was a "great experience collaborating with Alok". She further spoke positively of "the process of creating the music", including the songwriting and video shoot.[4]
Music video
[edit]An accompanying music video was filmed in Hamburg and São Paulo and released on July 19, 2023.[5][6]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from Tidal[7] and Spotify.[8]
- Alok Petrillo – producer
- Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriter
- Fridolin Walcher – songwriter, producer
- Henry Walter – songwriter, producer
- Ingo Kunzi – songwriter
- Janée Bennett – songwriter
- Madison Love – songwriter
- Oliver Heldens – songwriter, producer
- Rachel Keen – songwriter
- Johannes Burger – producer
- Kilian Wilke – producer
- OHYES – producer
- Tom Norris – mix engineer
Charts
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[56] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[57] | Gold | 2,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[58] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2023". TopHit. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla)" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2024" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 May 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Car Keys (Ayla) in the search box.