Tim (Avicii album)

Tim (stylised in all caps) is the posthumous third studio album by Swedish producer Tim Bergling, known by the stage name Avicii, released on 6 June 2019. It is his first album release following his death on 20 April 2018.[2] It includes the single "SOS", which was released on 10 April 2019.[2] It is his third studio album, serving as the follow-up to his 2015 album Stories.[3] All profits from sales of the album will go towards the Tim Bergling Foundation, set up following Avicii's suicide, for mental health awareness.[1]

Tim
Studio album by Avicii
Released	6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
Recorded	2017–18
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	38:53
Label	Avicii Universal
Producer	Avicii Carl Falk Vargas & Lagola Albin Nedler Bonn Lucas von Bahder Marcus Thunberg Wessel Ash Pournouri [1]
Avicii chronology
Avīci (01) (2017) Tim (2019)
Singles from Tim
"SOS" Released: 10 April 2019 "Tough Love" Released: 9 May 2019 "Heaven" Released: 6 June 2019 "Fades Away" Released: 5 December 2019

Background

Avicii's 3rd album was first mentioned in late 2016 after he signed with Universal Sweden, when it was said that his next album would release in 2017.[4] From July 13 – August 2, Avicii began sharing teasers for new music and later released Avīci (01) on August 11, 2017 with a total of 6 tracks.[5] In an interview, he stated that (01) was the first of 3 EPs with the full 3rd album releasing alongside the 3rd.[6] Recording for the album resumed in winter 2017. During March 2018, Avicii continued to share updates via Instagram and other streaming sites of different IDs and demos being put together for the album, including what would become "Hold the Line," "Bad Reputation," "Tough Love," "Ain't A Thing," and "Fades Away," amongst other demos.[7]

Following Avicii's death in April 2018, a representative said the following month that there were "no plans" to release any new material in the immediate future.[3] In April 2019, it was announced that collaborators enlisted to help finish the work on the album.[3] A team of writers and producers made an album described as containing elements of "psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more". The album's track listing was chosen from 16 possible songs. On 1 and 2 June 2019, fans were given a chance to listen to the album 4–5 days early by going to music cubes in various locations around the world.[8]

Singles

The first single to promote the album, "SOS", was released on 10 April 2019.[9] A "Fan Memories" video for SOS, showing quotes from fans about the impact Avicii had on them, was released the same day. "SOS" debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales.

"Tough Love" was released as the second single for the album on 9 May 2019.[10] The music video came out on 14 May 2019. "Tough Love" samples A.R. Rahman's track "Banarasiya" from the movie Raanjhanaa (2013).

"Heaven" was released as the third single for the album on 6 June 2019.[11] The music video, called a "tribute video", which used clips of Avicii in Madagascar (following his final concert), was released on 24 June 2019.

"Fades Away" was released as the fourth single on 5 December 2019. While the album version features vocals from Noonie Bao, the single version features vocals from Costa Rican singer MishCatt to coincide with the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness where she performed it live.[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[13]
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[14]
Rolling Stone	[15]

The album received mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on four reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".

Track listing

Adapted from iTunes,[16][17] Avicii's Twitter,[18] Dancing Astronaut's Twitter,[19] Billboard,[20] and Expressen.[21]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Peace of Mind" (featuring Vargas & Lagola)	Tim Bergling Vincent Pontare Salem Al Fakir	Avicii^[v] Vargas & Lagola^[v]	3:00
2.	"Heaven"	Bergling Chris Martin	Avicii^[v]	4:37
3.	"SOS" (featuring Aloe Blacc)	Bergling Albin Nedler Kristoffer "Bonn" Fogelmark Kandi Burruss Tameka Cottle Kevin Briggs	Avicii Nedler^[v] Bonn^[v]	2:37
4.	"Tough Love" (featuring Agnes and Vargas & Lagola)	Bergling Al Fakir Pontare Isak Alverus	Avicii^[v] Vargas & Lagola^[v]	3:11
5.	"Bad Reputation" (featuring Joe Janiak)	Bergling Carl Falk Joseph Janiak	Avicii^[v] Falk^[v]	3:25
6.	"Ain't a Thing" (featuring Bonn)	Bergling Falk Janiak Joakim Berg	Avicii Falk^[v]	3:03
7.	"Hold the Line" (featuring A R I Z O N A)	Bergling Lucas von Bahder Zachary Hannah David Labuguen Nathan Esquite PJ Bianco Andrew Jackson	Avicii^[v] von Bahder Nedler^[v]	2:51
8.	"Freak" (featuring Bonn)	Bergling Nedler Fogelmark Hachidai Nakamura Rokusuke Ei Justin Vernon Samuel Smith James Napier William Phillips Jeff Lynne Tom Petty	Avicii Nedler^[v] Bonn^[v]	2:59
9.	"Excuse Me Mr. Sir" (featuring Vargas & Lagola)	Bergling Al Fakir Pontare Marcus Thunberg Wessel	Avicii^[v] Vargas & Lagola^[v] Wessel^[v]	3:07
10.	"Heart Upon My Sleeve" (featuring Imagine Dragons)	Bergling Ash Pournouri Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon Ben McKee Daniel Platzman	Avicii^[v] Pournouri^[c]	4:14
11.	"Never Leave Me" (featuring Joe Janiak)	Bergling Nedler Fogelmark Janiak Martin Svensson	Avicii^[v] Nedler^[v] Bonn^[v]	2:51
12.	"Fades Away" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Bergling Falk Janiak Berg	Avicii Falk^[v]	2:58
Total length:				38:53

Japan limited edition bonus DVD[22]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Avicii : The Story Behind the Album "TIM""	4:13
2.	"Avicii : The Story Behind SOS"	6:54
3.	"SOS" (Fan Memories Video)	2:39

Notes

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[v]} signifies a producer and vocal producer
• "Heart Upon My Sleeve" is originally an instrumental track from Avicii's album True.
• "SOS" contains an interpolation of "No Scrubs" by TLC, written by Tameka Cottle, Kandi Burruss, and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs.[9]
• "Freak" samples the song "Stay with Me", originally written and performed by Sam Smith (which samples Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down"), and "Sukiyaki", originally sung by Kyu Sakamoto and Written by Ei Rokusuke.

Personnel

Adapted from Billboard.[20]

Production

• Avicii – production (all tracks), vocal production (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9–11), programming (all tracks), drum programming (tracks 1, 4, 9)
• Vargas & Lagola – production (tracks 1, 4, 9), vocal production (tracks 1, 4, 9), programming (tracks 1, 4, 9)
• Carl Falk – production (tracks 5, 6, 12), vocal production (tracks 5, 6, 12), programming (tracks 5, 6, 12)
• Albin Nedler – production (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11), vocal production (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11), programming (tracks 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Kristoffer Fogelmark – production (tracks 3, 8, 11), vocal production (tracks 3, 8, 11), programming (tracks 3, 8, 11)
• Sebastian Furrer – programming (track 4)
• Lucas von Bahder – production (track 7)
• Marcus Thunberg Wessel – production (track 9), vocal production(track 9)
• Ash Pournouri – co-production (track 10, uncredited)

Technical

• Marcus Thunberg Wessel – engineering (track 9)
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering (track 3)
• Kevin Grainger – mixing and mastering (track 2 and 3)
• Julio Rodriguez Sangrador – assistant mixing and mastering (track 2 and 3)

Instruments

• Avicii – keyboards (all tracks), bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 9)
• Salem Al Fakir – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 9), bass guitar (track 9), strings (track 1), violin (track 4), vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
• Vincent Pontare – drums (track 1), vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
• Chris Martin – guitar (track 2), vocals (track 2)
• Albin Nedler – keyboards (track 3, 8, 11), guitar (track 8)
• Kristoffer "Bonn" Fogelmark – keyboards (track 3, 8, 10, 11), guitar (track 8), vocals (tracks 6, 8)
• Aloe Blacc – vocals (track 3)
• Agnes – vocals (track 4)
• Carl Falk – keyboards (tracks 5, 6, 12)
• Joe Janiak – vocals (tracks 5, 11)
• Zachary Hannah – vocals (track 7)
• Wayne Sermon – guitar (track 10)
• Dan Reynolds – vocals (track 10)
• Noonie Bao – vocals (track 12)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 5 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 3 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[28] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[29] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[32] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 5 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34] 20 Irish Albums (IRMA)[35] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37] 9 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[38] 3 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[39] 2 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[40] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 8 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[43] 10 Scottish Albums (OCC)[44] 10 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[45] 4 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[46] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[47] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[49] 7 US Billboard 200[50] 11 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[51] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[52] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[53] 102 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[54] 70 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[55] 37 French Albums (SNEP)[56] 148 Latvian Albums (LAIPA)[57] 57 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[58] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 71 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[60] 11

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