Clarity (Zedd song)

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"Clarity"
Zedd - "Clarity" (Single).png
Single by Zedd featuring Foxes
from the album Clarity
Released14 November 2012 (2012-11-14)
RecordedApril 2012 [1]
Genre
Length4:31 (album version)
3:48 (radio edit)
5:43 (extended version)
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Zedd
Zedd singles chronology
"Spectrum"
(2012)
"Clarity"
(2012)
"Stay the Night"
(2013)
Foxes singles chronology
"Clarity"
(2012)
"Right Here"
(2013)
Digital download [19]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity"4:31
Digital download (Extended mix) [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity" (Extended Mix)5:43
Digital download (Remixes EP) [20]
No.TitleLength
1."Clarity" (Zedd Union Mix)3:27
2."Clarity" (Tiësto Remix)5:54
3."Clarity" (Style of Eye Remix)6:37
4."Clarity" (Brillz Remix)5:57

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [57] 2× Platinum140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [58] Platinum80,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [59] Gold45,000
Germany (BVMI) [60] Gold150,000
Italy (FIMI) [61] Gold15,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [62] Gold30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] Gold7,500*
Sweden (GLF) [64] Platinum40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [66] 5× Platinum5,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Italy [67] 14 November 2012 Contemporary hit radio Universal
Australia [68] 1 February 2013 Digital download Interscope
New Zealand [69]
United States [70] 12 February 2013Digital download (remixes EP)
Australia [71] 18 February 2013
Germany [72]
New Zealand [73]
United States [74] 5 March 2013Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom [75] 6 June 2014Digital download (remixes EP)

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