Clarity (Zedd song)

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"Clarity"
File:Zedd - "Clarity" (Single).png
Single by Zedd featuring Foxes
from the album Clarity
Released 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre EDM[1]
Length 4:31
Label Interscope
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Zedd
Zedd singles chronology
"Spectrum"
(2012)		 "Clarity"
(2012)		 "Stay the Night"
(2013)
Foxes singles chronology
"White Coats"
(2012)		 "Clarity"
(2012)		 "Right Here"
(2013)
Clarity (Remixes)
File:Zedd Clarity Remixes.jpg
Remix album by Zedd
Released February 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
Recorded 2012–13
Length 17:22
Label Interscope
Producer Zedd
Zedd chronology
Clarity
(2012)Clarity2012		 Clarity (Remixes)
(2013)

"Clarity" is a Grammy Award winning song by Russian-German electronic dance music producer Zedd featuring the vocals of British singer Foxes. It serves as the third single from his debut studio album of the same name. The song was written by Zedd, Matthew Koma, Porter Robinson and Skylar Grey and released as iTunes Single of the Week on October 2, 2012, and as an EP on February 12, 2013 via Interscope Records. Zedd has released an extended mix of the song exclusively on Beatport on November 12, 2012.[2]

When Zedd listened to Foxes' song "Youth", he skyped her and asked her to be the vocalist on "Clarity". After Foxes did research on Wikipedia about Zedd, she accepted the offer.[1] 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.

The extended play of the track was released on February 18, 2013. It features ten remixes including Tiësto, Headhunterz and Funkagenda, among others.[3] From December 2012 to February 4, 2013, Zedd hosted a remix contest for the track. There were 982 official entries.[4] The winning remix by Tom Budin is due to be featured on an upcoming Zedd release.[5]

"Clarity" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards, becoming their first win.[6]

Composition

"Clarity" has a tempo of 128 beats per minute, and is written in the A♭ major key. Its' main chord progression is B♭m7/E♭sus4/Fm7/Cm7/D♭ - B♭m7/E♭sus4/Fm7/Cm7/D♭/A♭.[7]

Music video

A music video for "Clarity" directed by Jodeb was released on 11 January 2013.[8] The music video featured Foxes and actor/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.

As of March 2016, the video has received more than 161 million views.[9]

Covers

The song was covered by Jessica Sanchez in her 2013 guest starring on Glee where she performed this song for Regionals competition in the episode "All or Nothing". Jessica also performed an acoustic version of this song with Zedd which was uploaded on YouTube. Michelle Chamuel also covered this song on the fourth season of the North American version of The Voice. The song was covered on the third season of The X Factor USA during the audition round by finalist Rylie Brown [10] and the four chair challenge by Ellona Santiago. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at 86, peaked at 8, and was his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and his most successful song in the United States and worldwide. It has sold 2,238,000 copies in the United States as of March 2014.This song was performed by Jena Irene on American Idol 2014.

Track listing

Digital download[11]
No. Title Length
1. "Clarity"   4:31
Digital download - Extended mix[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Clarity" (Extended Mix) 5:43
Clarity (Remixes)[12]
No. Title Length
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
Clarity (Remixes) – Beatport version[3]
No. Title Length
1. "Clarity" (Style of Eye Remix) 6:35
2. "Clarity" (Headhunterz Remix) 4:30
3. "Clarity" (Tiësto Remix) 5:54
4. "Clarity" (Funkagenda Remix) 7:30
5. "Clarity" (Torro Torro Remix) 4:33
6. "Clarity" (Roy Rosenfeld Remix) 7:44
7. "Clarity" (Felix Cartal Remix) 5:14
8. "Clarity" (Nick Thayer Remix) 4:50
9. "Clarity" (Shreddie Mercury Remix) 6:07
10. "Clarity" (Swanky Tunes Remix) 5:09

Charts and certifications

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Italy[56] December 14, 2012 Contemporary hit radio Universal Music
Australia[57] February 1, 2013 Digital download Interscope Records
New Zealand[58]
United States[59] February 12, 2013 Digital download (remixes EP)
Australia[60] February 18, 2013
Germany[61]
New Zealand[62]
United States[63] March 5, 2013 Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom[64] June 6, 2014 Digital download (remixes EP)

See also

References

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