Blessed (Avicii song)

"Blessed" is a song by Swedish house producer Avicii (credited under the name Tom Hangs) featuring vocals from Shermanology. Like many of Avicii's early tracks this had been leaked on the internet between late 2010 to April 2011. The track was officially released on May 23, 2011 through Spinnin' Records. It was further released on March 6, 2012 in the United States, and then 3 months later in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2012.

"Blessed"
US single cover
Single by Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology
ReleasedMay 23, 2011
Recorded2007,[1] 2010-11
GenreProgressive house
Length6:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Avicii
  • Ash Pournouri (exec.)
Avicii singles chronology
"Sweet Dreams"
(2011)		 "Blessed"
(2011)		 "Jailbait"
(2011)
Shermanology singles chronology
"Waiting for You"
(2011)		 "Blessed"
(2011)		 "Grindin"
(2011)
Alternative cover
UK single cover

The song was included on Dutch DJ Tiësto's Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas compilation. It was also featured on the Stolichnaya vodka TV advert aired during the UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament.[2][3]

Track listing
Digital download - single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Blessed" (Avicii Radio Edit)3:02
2."Blessed" (Avicii Edit)6:47

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
scope="row"Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 44
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 56
scope="row"Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 25
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 25
scope="row"France (SNEP)[9] 69
scope="row"Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 50
scope="row"Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 9
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 22
scope="row"UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[13] 33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 164

Year-end charts
Chart (2011) Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 41

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Netherlands May 23, 2011[16] Digital download Spinnin' Records
Germany June 17, 2011[17] Tiger Records
France July 18, 2011[18] Universal / Capitol
United States March 6, 2012[19] Robbins Entertainment
United Kingdom June 21, 2012[20] 3 Beat / All Around the World
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References
  1. "Shermanology - Blessed 2007 - Old Ass Demo by Shermanology". SoundCloud. 11 April 2012.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3j2u4GBvIg
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pryreQcUNYY
  4. iTunes - Muziek - 'Blessed - Single' van Tom Hangs & Shermanology
  5. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Ultratip.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  14. CHART: CLUK Update 1.09.2012 (wk34)
  15. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2011". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  16. Blessed by Tom Hangs feat Shermanology Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine at Juno Download
  17. Blessed (Avicii Edit): Tom Hangs feat. Shermanoloy: Amazon.de
  18. Blessed: Tom Hangs: Amazon.fr
  19. Blessed by Tom Hangs & Shermanology - iTunes (US)
  20. Blessed - Single by Tom Hangs & Shermanology - iTunes (UK)
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