Afterglow (Wilkinson song)

"Afterglow"
Single by Wilkinson featuring Becky Hill
from the album Lazers Not Included and Get to Know
B-side	"Perforation"
Released	13 October 2013[1]
Genre	Drum and bass
Length	3:45
Label	RAM Virgin EMI
Songwriter(s)	Mark Wilkinson Becky Hill Bradford Ellis Talay Riley[2]
Producer(s)	Wilkinson Brad Ellis (add.)
Wilkinson singles chronology
"Heartbeat" (2013) "Afterglow" (2013) "Too Close" (2014)
Becky Hill singles chronology
"Afterglow" (2013) "Powerless" (2014)

"Afterglow" is a song by British record producer Wilkinson featuring Becky Hill. It was released on 13 October 2013, through RAM Records, as the fourth single from his debut album Lazers Not Included.^[1] It is also included on Hill's debut compilation album, Get to Know. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 8 and topped the UK Dance Chart on 20 October 2013. Wilkinson and Hill performed the song as well as a cover of OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 17 October 2013.^[3] The song was certified as 3× platinum in the United Kingdom for over 1,800,000 equivalent sales.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Afterglow" was first released onto YouTube on 10 September 2013 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-two seconds. The video details a couple's five years of dating by tabulating the numbers, hours, days, and statistics of what they have done together since they first met. Australian actor, Leighton Sharpe, plays the role of Paul in the video and Danish model, Ida Marie, plays the role of Dana.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download – single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Afterglow"	3:45

Digital download – EP^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Afterglow" (Cyantific remix)	4:33
2.	"Afterglow" (DEVolution remix)	6:25
3.	"Afterglow" (Cutline remix)	4:48
4.	"Afterglow" (Dyro remix)	4:42
5.	"Afterglow" (radio edit)	2:52
6.	"Afterglow" (instrumental edit)	3:41

Digital download – Beatport edition^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Afterglow"	3:45
2.	"Perforation"	4:12
3.	"Afterglow" (DEVolution remix)	6:25
4.	"Afterglow" (Cyantific remix)	4:33
5.	"Afterglow" (Cutline remix)	4:48
6.	"Afterglow" (Dyro remix)	4:42

12" vinyl^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Afterglow"	3:45
2.	"Perforation"	4:12

Credits and personnel

• Vocals, writer – Becky Hill
• Producer, programming – Mark Wilkinson
• Additional producer, piano – Brad Ellis
• Backing vocals, writer – Talay Riley
• Label – RAM Records, Virgin EMI Records

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 4 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 17 Scotland (OCC)[10] 15 UK Dance (OCC)[11] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[12] 8 Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 110

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 3× Platinum 1,800,000^‡ ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	13 October 2013	Digital download 12" vinyl	RAM Virgin EMI

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Afterglow - Single by Wilkinson". iTunes. 13 October 2013.
2. "Twitter / WilkinsonUK: Couldn't have done it without ..." Twitter. 20 October 2013.
3. "BBC Radio 1 - Fearne Cotton, Wilkinson smashes the Live Lounge". BBC Radio 1. 17 October 2013.
4. "Wilkinson - Afterglow - YouTube". YouTube. 10 September 2013.
5. "iTunes - Music - Afterglow (Remixes) - EP by Wilkinson". iTunes. 13 October 2013.
6. "Afterglow (Virgin EMI / RAM) :: Beatport". Beatport. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
7. "Wilkinson - Afterglow / Perforation - Ram Records". Chemical Records. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
8. "Wilkinson – Afterglow" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 27. týden 2014 in the date selector.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "End of Year Charts 2013" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. p. 3. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
14. "British single certifications – Wilkinson Ft Becky Hill – Afterglow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 November 2024.