Heatstroke (song)

"Heatstroke"
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande
from the album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Released31 March 2017
Recorded2016–17
Studio
  • God's Eyes (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Circle House (Miami, FL)
GenreFunk
Length3:49
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Calvin Harris
  • Pharrell Williams
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Slide"
(2017) 		"Heatstroke"
(2017) 		"Rollin"
(2017)
Young Thug singles chronology
"Gang Up"
(2017) 		"Heatstroke"
(2017) 		"Trap Trap Trap"
(2017)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Surfin'"
(2016) 		"Heatstroke"
(2017) 		"Feels"
(2017)
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"Beauty and the Beast"
(2017) 		"Heatstroke"
(2017) 		"Quit"
(2017)

"Heatstroke" is a song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris featuring American musicians Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, and Ariana Grande. It is the second single from Harris's fifth studio album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017). It was released on 31 March 2017 through Sony Music, following "Slide".[1]

Composition

The song was written by Calvin Harris, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, and Brittany Hazzard.[2] Initially Robin Hannibal and Cecilie Karshøj of Danish duo Quadron were not credited as co-writers. According to Karshøj, Quadron wrote the demo version of "Heatstroke" with Pharrell Williams in 2012, but when Pharrell Williams released the song with Calvin Harris in March 2017, Hannibal and Karshøj were uncredited as co-writers. Karshøj alleges that she has a video recording of herself recording the demo vocals for "Heatstroke", which were later re-recorded by Ariana Grande. Karshøj has said that the duo receives 15 percent of the song's royalties.[3]

Musically, "Heatstroke" combines hip hop and dance music.[4] news.com.au described the song as a "sun-kissed disco funk delight."[5]

Track listings

Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Heatstroke" (featuring Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande)3:43

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Heatstroke"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Gold 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Heatstroke"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States 31 March 2017 Digital download Columbia [6]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Sony [35]
United Kingdom 14 April 2017 Columbia [36]

References

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