Underwater (Mika song)

"Underwater" is a song by singer-songwriter Mika, released as the album's third single in France, and the second single in Europe from his third studio album, The Origin of Love.

"Underwater"
Single by Mika
from the album The Origin of Love
Released23 November 2012
Recorded2012
GenrePop
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Greg Wells
  • Mika
Mika singles chronology
"Celebrate"
(2012)		 "Underwater"
(2012)		 "Origin of Love"
(2012)
Music video
"Underwater" on YouTube

Background

The single peaked at #12 in France. The single was not released in the United Kingdom, and instead, the single's artwork was adapted for the British equivalent single release, "Origin of Love".

The song was featured in a Swatch Scuba Libre Collection TV Commercial advert,[1] becoming one of the most successful singles.

Music video

The music video for the track was released on YouTube on 21 November 2012. It was filmed in Los Angeles during the third week of October, and premiered on 21 November 2012, just two days' before the single's official release.[2]

The music video features Mika afloat on an ocean of cloth in a small, makeshift boat, along with several treasures, including a glowing burlap sack. As the song progresses, the waves get choppier, rocking the boat and knocking various items into the cloth "water". At one point, a rope snaps from the mast, forcing Mika to hold it up, until a particularly strong wave knocks both him and the burlap sack into the sea. As Mika retrieves the sack underwater, he notices people dancing in the ocean around him. As he watches them, the ropes from the mast get tangled around his body, trapping him. The sea people surround Mika, snatch the burlap sack from him, and swim away, leaving him to sink as the song ends.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 68
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 27
France (SNEP)[6] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 46
Italy (FIMI)[8] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 25

Year-end charts
Chart (2013) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 96

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[11] Gold 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "YouTube". YouTube.
  2. "@mikasounds: On my way to the airport for ." Twitter. Mika's official profile. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Mika – Underwater" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. "Ultratop.be – MIKA – Underwater" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. "Ultratop.be – MIKA – Underwater" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Lescharts.com – MIKA – Underwater" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mika – Underwater". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. "Archivio - Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 26 (dal 24-06-2013 al 30-06-2013)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Mika – Underwater". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. "Rapports Annuels 2013". Ultratop. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. "Italian single certifications – Mika – Underwater" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Underwater" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
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