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Clarity (Zedd song)

"Clarity"
Single by Zedd featuring Foxes
from the album Clarity
Released14 November 2012 (2012-11-14)
RecordedApril 2012[1]
Genre
Length4:31 (album version)
3:48 (radio edit)
5:43 (extended version)
LabelInterscope
Songwriters
Producers
  • Zedd
  • Jonny "Ghostwriter" Harris
Zedd singles chronology
"Spectrum"
(2012)
"Clarity"
(2012)
"Stay the Night"
(2013)
Foxes singles chronology
"Youth"
(2012)
"Clarity"
(2012)
"Right Here"
(2013)
Music video
"Clarity" on YouTube
Clarity (Remixes)
Remix album by
Released12 February 2013 (2013-02-12)
Recorded2012–13
Length17:22
LabelInterscope
ProducerZedd
Zedd chronology
Clarity
(2012)
Clarity (Remixes)
(2013)

"Clarity" is a song by Russian-German DJ Zedd featuring the vocals of English 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. The song impacted US radio on 5 March 2013. Zedd released an extended mix of the song exclusively on Beatport on 18 February 2018.[6]

When Zedd 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.[7] 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. It also reached the top ten in the US and was certified six-times Platinum there as well as Gold or higher in nine additional countries.

The extended play of the track was released on 18 February 2013. It features ten remixes including Tiësto, Headhunterz and Funkagenda, among others.[8] From December 2012 to 4 February 2013, Zedd hosted a remix contest for the track. There were 982 official entries.[9] The winning remix by Tom Budin was due to be featured on an upcoming Zedd release.[10]

"Clarity" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards, becoming their first win.[11]

Critical reception

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Idolator editor Sam Lansky praised the vocals produced by Jonny "Ghostwriter" Harris, and praised Zedd for "[transforming] his EDM sound into a lovely, downtempo emo-style set."[12]

Composition

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"Clarity" has a tempo of 128 beats per minute, and is written in the A♭ major key. Its main chord progression is B♭m7sus4/E♭/Fm7/Cm7/D♭ – B♭m7sus4/E♭/Fm7/Cm7/D♭/A♭.[13]

Music video

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A music video for "Clarity" directed by Jodeb was released on 11 January 2013. The music video featured Foxes and actor and model AJ English as a couple. The video starts with the camera panning over the desert, and later switching to see Foxes and the male lead driving in different cars, until they suddenly collide head-to-head, with enough force for both characters to rocket backward. The male lead wakes up after being knocked unconscious from the collision, and finds the injured Foxes. However, she runs away through the desert, making him follow her until she falls unconscious in the sand. A rewind of the whole event was shown afterwards, before in the final scene, the two people drive in the same car, presumably enjoying themselves. All scenes were accompanied by computer effects of collisions and other images that synchronize with the music. The music video also features a cameo from Zedd.

Track listing

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Digital download[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity"4:31
Digital download (Extended mix)[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity" (Extended Mix)5:43
Digital download (Remixes EP)[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity" (Zedd Union Mix)3:27
2."Clarity" (Tiësto Remix)5:54
3."Clarity" (Style of Eye Remix)6:37
4."Clarity" (Brillz Remix)5:57

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[52] 6× Platinum 420,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[53] 3× Platinum 180,000
Canada (Music Canada)[54] Platinum 80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[55] Gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI)[56] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[57] Gold 15,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[58] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[59] 2× Platinum 60,000
Sweden (GLF)[60] Platinum 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[62] 6× Platinum 6,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Italy[63] 14 November 2012 Contemporary hit radio Universal
Australia[64] 1 February 2013 Digital download Interscope
New Zealand[65]
United States[66] 12 February 2013 Digital download (remixes EP)
Australia[67] 18 February 2013
Germany[68]
New Zealand[69]
United States[70] 5 March 2013 Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom[71] 6 June 2014 Digital download (remixes EP)

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