Broken Arrows (song)

"Broken Arrows"
Single by Avicii
from the album Stories
Released 29 September 2015[1][2]
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:52
Label Universal Music
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Avicii
Avicii singles chronology
"Pure Grinding"
(2015)
"Broken Arrows"
(2015)
"Taste the Feeling"
(2016)
Zac Brown Band singles chronology
"Beautiful Drug"
(2015)
"Broken Arrows"
(2015)
"Castaway"
(2016)

"Broken Arrows" is a 2015 single by Avicii featuring uncredited vocals from Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, released on Universal Music.[3][4][5] The track appears on his album Stories.[2]

Composition

"Broken Arrows" combines Brown's vocals with "thumping bass and twinkling synth lines"

Like one of Avicii's previous singles "Hey Brother", "Broken Arrows" is a dance song containing elements of country music. It's written in the key of G major.[6]

Reception

Chris Parton of Rolling Stone described Brown's vocals as "crystal-clear" and the song's hook as "a cross between a game-show theme song and something from Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers".[6]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was released on 23 November 2015. It is inspired by the life of Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the high jump by introducing a new technique known as the Fosbury Flop.[7]

Track listing

Digital download — remixes
No. Title Length
1. "Broken Arrows" (M-22 Remix) 5:52
2. "Broken Arrows" (Didrick Remix) 2:55
3. "Broken Arrows" (The Aston Shuffle Remix) 3:39
4. "Broken Arrows" (KID Remix) 4:22

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 30
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 70
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 12
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 48
Belgium Dance (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] 25
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 74
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 86
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[19] 38
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[20] 95
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 178
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[24] 10

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stories - Avicii".
  2. 1 2 Hear Zac Brown Band and Avicii's Sparkling 'Broken Arrows'
  3. Stutz, Colin (23 November 2015). "Avicii Releases Inspirational New 'Broken Arrows' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  12. "Chart Track: Week 4, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Avicii – Broken Arrows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. "Norwegiancharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  16. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201551 into search.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Avicii – Broken Arrows". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  19. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 10.10.2015 (wk41)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  20. "Avicii – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Avicii. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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