"Levels" is a song by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 house

House music

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 producer and DJ Avicii

Avicii

Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...

. It was released on October 28, 2011. The song was written by Avicii and Ash Pournouri, and contains a vocal sample from the 1962 gospel-inspired "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James

Etta James

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, as written by Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods and James. The song is also used as the background sample for American rap artist Flo Rida

Flo Rida

Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

's 2011 single "Good Feeling

Good Feeling (song)

"Good Feeling" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida from his fourth studio album, Only One Rida . It was released as the album's lead single on August 29, 2011 in the United States. The song was written by Flo Rida, Dr...

". "Levels" peaked at number one in Sweden, becoming Avicii's first number-one single. Elsewhere, the song became a top ten hit in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Levels" (Radio Edit) – 3:19
2. "Levels" (Original Version) – 5:38
3. "Levels" (Instrumental Radio Edit) – 3:19
4. "Levels" (Instrumental Version) – 5:38

• CD single

1. "Levels" (Radio Edit) – 3:20
2. "Levels" (Original Version) – 5:39

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... )	40
Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	11
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	66
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... )	14

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia	October 28, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
Denmark
Ireland
Netherlands
Sweden
Germany	October 31, 1011
	November 15, 2011	CD single
United States	October 31, 2011	Digital download
United Kingdom	November 20, 2011