Drum (MØ song)

"Drum"
Single by
Released7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Length3:07
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)BloodPop
singles chronology
"Cold Water"
(2016)
"Drum"
(2016)
"Don't Leave"
(2017)
Music video
"Drum" on YouTube

"Drum" is a song by Danish singer and songwriter . It was released as a single on 7 October 2016. The song was written alongside BloodPop, Charli XCX and Noonie Bao, whilst production was handled by BloodPop.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The official audio was released onto YouTube on its release date, which showed a motional, but blurred, MØ along with cameos from Noonie Bao, Charli XCX and BloodPop.

Music video

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The music video for the song was released to YouTube on 17 November 2016. The accompanying was also shot and directed by Georgia Hudson, who previously directed the music video for "Don't Wanna Dance", from Ørsted's debut album No Mythologies to Follow.

Live performances

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On 17 November 2016, the song was performed live for BBC Radio 1 Live.

Charts

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Chart performance for "Drum"
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 42
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 21
New Zealand Heatseeker Singles (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 8
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 2
Scotland (OCC)[11] 75

References

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  1. ^ "Drum MØ". iTunes. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ Lozano, Kevin (6 October 2016). "MØ Shares New Song "Drum": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Geslani, Michelle (6 October 2016). "MØ shares new feel-good song "Drum", co-written by Charli XCX — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ Bruner, Raisa (7 October 2016). "Dance to Your Own Beat with Danish Pop Star MØ's Catchy New Single "Drum"". Time. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ Penrose, Narisha (7 October 2016). "MØ Walks to the Beat of Her Own 'Drum' on New Single: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ^ Geffen, Sasha (7 October 2016). "MØ and Charli XCX make the perfect odd couple on new single 'Drum'". MTV. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ "MØ – Drum" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. ^ "MØ – Drum". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Vecolista Heatseeker – Vecka 41, 14 oktober 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2016.