We’re loving Avicii’s new single The Days featuring UK superstar Robbie Williams. The lyric video is now out and is a testament to the creative power of words.
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The Days refuses to stick to one particular sound – it opens with acoustic guitar strums before the synths start kicking in, it then moves into a piano-led pre chorus before turning into a poppy, dancy breakdown. Just like his past single Wake Me Up!, the lyrics are inspirational – encouraging you to focus on the present moment and to squeeze all the juice out of life. The chorus: “These are the days we’ve been waiting for / And days like these you couldn’t ask for more / Keep them coming ’cause we’re not done yet / These are the days we won’t regret.”
The Days is the first single from Avicii’s new album, due out in Spring 2015. He told Billboard in a recent interview that the new album is more rock driven and will not follow on the folky influences of some of his past work. “I wanted to take a step away from ‘Wake Me Up!’ and the folky stuff to explore my influences growing up,” he said, citing Toto and Queen. “There’s no limitations.” The 25-year-old the Swedish DJ/producer is teaming up with other stars like Chris Martin from Coldplay, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and many more.
It will be interesting to see if this collaboration gives Williams the boost he needs to move into the spotlight stateside. Williams is a superstar throughout Europe and holds the records for the most tour tickets sold in a day. Avicii holds the records for the most streamed song ever on Spotify, so this seems to be a perfect combination.
