Darkside (Alan Walker song)

"Darkside"
Single by Alan Walker, Au/Ra and Tomine Harket
from the album Different World
Released	July 27, 2018
Recorded	June 27, 2018
Genre	Electro house glitch hop
Length	3:31
Label	Mer Musikk Ultra
Songwriter(s)	Walker Frøen Borgen Rosness Arnbekk Olsen G. Pettersen La Verdi Atle Pettersen Jamie Stenzel William Wiik Larsen Andrew Frampton
Producer(s)	Walker Mood Melodies Olsen Mere Music
Alan Walker singles chronology
"All Falls Down" (2017) "Darkside" (2018) "Diamond Heart" (2018)
Audio sample
"Darkside" file help
Music video
"Darkside" on YouTube

"Darkside" is a song by Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker, featuring German singer Au/Ra and Norwegian singer Tomine Harket. The song was recorded on June 27, 2018 and released on July 27 via Mer Musikk and Ultra Music. Two remixes were released, one by Austrian DJ and producer LUM!X and one by Afrojack in collaboration with Chasner. However, neither were officially published by Walker's YouTube channel.

Background

The single is the second installment in the World of Walker trilogy, with the futuristic, post-apocalyptic sci-fi world seen in his previous video "All Falls Down" revisited here with hopeful views for the future with majestic landscapes. The video before "All Falls Down", "Tired" served as a prequel to this trilogy where a solar storm destroyed all technology on earth, changing the course of humanity forever.^[1] The lyric during the chorus, "I see it, let's feel it, while we're still young and fearless" samples a part from the melody of the popular production music track "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps from Hell.^[2]

Music video

These videos were directed by MER creative director Kristian Berg. Together, with the accompanying music video, "Darkside" is the second song in the "World of Walker" trilogy, following the previous single "All Falls Down".^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–19) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 63 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 8 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 13 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 93 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 6 Germany (GfK)[9] 97 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 37 Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 32 Norway (VG-lista)[14] 1 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[15] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 10 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 39 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[18] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 48 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 48 Chart (2019) Position US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[21] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[22]	Gold	15,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)[23]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24]	Gold	45,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[25]	Gold	30,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26]	Gold	15,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)[27]	2× Platinum	40,000^‡
Portugal (AFP)[28]	Gold	5,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29]	Gold	30,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)[32]	Gold	500,000^‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[33]	2× Platinum	16,000,000^†
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Alan Walker Releases New Single/Video "Darkside" Featuring AU/RA And Tomine Harket". rcarecords.com. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. Darkside - Alan Walker - 0:34 Heart of Courage - 0:43
3. "Alan Walker - "Darkside feat Au/Ra and Tomine Harket"". frontview magazine. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
4. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
5. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
6. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
7. "Alan Walker Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
8. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket: Darkside" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
9. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 2018" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
13. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
14. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
15. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
16. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
17. "Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
18. "Alan Walker Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2018". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
20. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
21. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
22. "Austrian single certifications – Alan Walker ft. Tomine Harket & Au/Ra – Darkside" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
23. "Canadian single certifications – Alan Walker – Darkside (ft. Au/Ra & Tomine Harket)". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
24. "Danish single certifications – Alan Walker feat. Tomine Harket & Au/Ra – Darkside". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
25. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 26 April 2023. Type Alan Walker, Au/Ra & Tomine Harket in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Darkside in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
26. "New Zealand single certifications – Alan Walker feat. Au/Ra and Tomine Harket – Darkside". Radioscope. Retrieved 18 December 2024. Type Darkside in the "Search:" field.
27. "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
28. "Portuguese single certifications – Alan Walker – Darkside" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
29. "Spanish single certifications – Alan Walker / Au/Ra / Tomine Harket – Darkside". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
30. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Darkside')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
31. "British single certifications – Alan Walker/Aura/Tomine Harket – Darkside". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
32. "American single certifications – Alan Walker, Au/Ra & Tomine Harket – Darkside". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
33. "Sverigetopplistan – Alan Walker" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2021.