Crawl Outta Love

"Crawl Outta Love"
Single by Illenium featuring Annika Wells
from the album Awake
ReleasedAugust 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)
Genre
Length4:02
Label
  • Seeking Blue
  • Kasaya
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Illenium
Illenium singles chronology
"Where the Wild Things Are"
(2017) 		"Crawl Outta Love"
(2017) 		"Leaving"
(2017)
Music video
"Crawl Outta Love" on YouTube

"Crawl Outta Love" is a song by American DJ Illenium. Featuring singer Annika Wells, it is a single, released on August 7, 2017 via Seeking Blue/Kasaya Records, from his sophomore studio album Awake. It is the fourth single from the album.[2]

Background

The song was described as a "deep, earth-shattering" ballad with piano melodies and future bass breakdowns.[3][4] Illenium told Forbes about the drop in the song: "One of my favorite parts is in the second drop when it goes into a fake drop. Playing that out to a huge crowd is one of the most incredible feelings ever."[5][6]

Composition

"Crawl Outta Love" is composed in the key of G Major with a tempo of 85 BPM.[7] It has a chord progression of C–G–D–Am.[8]

Critical reception

"Crawl Outta Love" was awarded the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) grand prize, one of the most prestigious honors for songwriters. The award was split four ways, between Nick Miller (Illenium), vocalist Annika Wells, Kate Morgan and Michael Biancaniello.[9]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[10] 30

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 7, 2017
Seeking Blue / Kasaya [11]

References

  1. ^ "Illenium Releases Emotionally Charged New Single "Crawl Outta Love" From Forthcoming Sophomore Album Awake". raverrafting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  2. ^ "Illenium Releases "Crawl Outta Love" and Album Pre-Order - Noiseporn". www.noiseprn.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ^ Powell, Karlie (2017-08-07). "Illenium's Incredible New Single Is Finally Here & It Just Made Our Monday". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. ^ "Illenium - Crawl Outta Love (feat. Annika Wells) - EDMTunes". EDMTunes. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  5. ^ Briones, Isis. "Exclusive Premiere: What Illenium Did Differently In The Drop Of New Single "Crawl Outta Love"". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. ^ "Illenium "Crawl Outta Love" feat. Annika Wells [Seeking Blue/Kasaya]". www.thenocturnaltimes.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. ^ "Key & BPM for Crawl Outta Love by ILLENIUM, Annika Wells | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  8. ^ "Illenium - Crawl Outta Love (feat. Annika Wells) Chords - Chordify". chordify.net. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  9. ^ Powell, Karlie (2018-04-26). "Illenium Wins Top International Songwriting Award for One of His Best Songs". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  10. ^ "Illenium Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Rishty, David (August 7, 2017). "Illenium's New Single 'Crawl Outta Love' Will Make You Crawl Into Bed and Cry". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2020.