"The Nights" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, featuring uncredited vocals from singer/songwriter Nicholas Furlong. It was initially released as an audio video on Avicii's official YouTube channel on December 1 2014. The song was later released by PRMD Music and Universal Island on Avicii's The Days / Nights EP on 1 December 2014, and subsequently on 11 January 2015 in the United Kingdom. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. On 23 January 2015, Avicii released "The Nights (Avicii by Avicii)", his own remix of the song. The song appears on the UK version of Avicii's second studio album Stories (2015).
Background Furlong noted that he began writing the song as an ode to his father. The inspiration for the "pirate-y fight song" sound came to him while at a bar in Ireland. Furlong sent the original idea, titled "My Father Told Me", to Arash Pournouri, Avicii's manager. Pournouri recognised an immediate draw to the track, saying that the song had that same sense of euphoria which characterises so much of Avicii's music. In an interview with Yahoo! Music, Pournouri said: "It made absolute sense to work on it with Nick...[Avicii and I just needed] to make it more 'us' and that's what [we] did."
Music video On 15 December 2014, the official music video for "The Nights" was released on YouTube. The video was produced, directed by, and stars "professional life liver" Rory Kramer, who filmed an exuberant recollection of his own life on roller coasters, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, balloon flying, as well as making a four-door convertible out of a Toyota.
Credits and personnel Recording Recorded at Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, California
Personnel Songwriting – Nicholas Furlong, Gabriel Benjamin, Jordan Suecof, John Feldmann, Avicii Production – Avicii Co-production – Arash Pournouri Vocals – Nicholas Furlong Engineering and vocal production – Zakk Cervini Acoustic guitar – Colin Brittain Lap steel guitar – Will Carter Live drums – Jordan Suecof Additional vocals – The Mighty Riot
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2014–2025) Peakposition Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 18 South Korea (Circle) 164 Slovenia (SloTop50)10 + Chart (2025) Peakposition + Chart (2026) Peakposition
Year-end charts +2015 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA) 45 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 49 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 59 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 96 CIS (Tophit) 39 France (SNEP) 162 Germany (Official German Charts) 81 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 33 Hungary (Single Top 40) 70 Italy (FIMI) 59 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 61 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 41 Poland (ZPAV) 45 Russia Airplay (Tophit) 42Slovenia (SloTop50) 24 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 31 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 61 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 30 Ukraine Airplay (Tophit) 67 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard) 21 +2021 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2021) Position Portugal (AFP) 150 +2022 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2022) Position Global Excl. US (Billboard) 147 +2024 year-end chart performance for "The Nights" Chart (2024) PositionHungary (Rádiós Top 40) 62
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