Antidote (Swedish House Mafia song)
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Single by Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party | ||||
from the album Until Now | ||||
Released | 16 December 2011 | |||
Genre | Electro house | |||
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"Antidote" |
"Antidote" is a song by Swedish house music supergroup Swedish House Mafia in collaboration with Australian electronic music duo Knife Party. It was released on 16 December 2011 in the United States as the second single from the Swedish House Mafia compilation album, Until Now. The remix EP was released on 15 January 2012 for the UK digital download in the iTunes Store. "Antidote" was written by Swedish House Mafia members Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, and Knife Party members (the members of the drum and bass band Pendulum) Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. The song contains vocals by Swedish American hip hop recording artist Adam Baptiste (also known as ADL), whose vocals are uncredited, co-written by Swedish songwriter Klas Åhlund.
Chart performance
In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart with first-week sales of 46,757 copies. It is the Swedish House Mafia's fourth consecutive top 10 hit in the UK.
Music video
The music video was released via YouTube on 19 December 2011 in association with Vevo in two different versions (clean and explicit). Both videos feature a heist in a Japanese strip club, with certain people talking in Japanese. The explicit version contains violent and sexual scenes. The two videos are also cut differently, in the sense that the more graphic scenes are left out of the clean version of the video. Certain scenes are more understandable after watching the explicit version of the video.
The explicit video is filmed in first person as the protagonist and his gang put on masks and steal a briefcase in the strip club, shooting and killing many of their enemies. The protagonist escapes and gets into a van just before the driver is shot by the rival gang; the gang then shoots and presumably kills the protagonist.
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Antidote" (radio edit) | 2:57 |
2. | "Antidote" (original mix) | 6:14 |
3. | "Antidote" (Knife Party Dub) | 6:07 |
4. | "Antidote" (Swedish House Mafia Dub) | 6:14 |
5. | "Antidote" (Tommy Trash Remix) | 5:53 |
Charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[19] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | 16 December 2011[21] | Digital download | EMI Records |
Ireland | 13 January 2012[22] | ||
United Kingdom | 15 January 2012[23] |
References
- ^ "Issue 1151" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party: Antidote" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in French). Les classement single.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia Vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Swedish House Mafia". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party – Antidote". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2012" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "End of Year 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party - Antidote" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "British single certifications – Swedish House Mafia and Knife Party – Antidote". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Antidote - Single by Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party". iTunes
- ^ "Antidote (Remixes) Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party". iTunes
- ^ "Antidote (Remixes) Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party". iTunes
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