Million Voices

"Million Voices"
Single by Otto Knows
Released31 May 2012
Recorded2012
GenreProgressive house
Length5:57 (original mix)
3:10 (radio edit)
LabelRefune, Mercury
SongwriterOtto Jettman
ProducerOtto Knows
Otto Knows singles chronology
"iTrack"
(2011)		 "Million Voices"
(2012)		 "Parachute"
(2014)
Music video
"Million Voices" on YouTube
Music video
"Sampled From Wyclef Jean - Million Voices" on YouTube

"Million Voices" is a song by Swedish DJ and producer Otto Knows. It was released in Belgium as a digital download on 31 May 2012. The song has charted in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

Background and composition

"Million Voices" is a mostly instrumental track that samples Wyclef Jean's 2005 single of the same name.

Knows said that the song was inspired by "Calling (Lose My Mind)" by his compatriots Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso, who had been finishing up their track in the recording studio next to him. "I could hear how good it sounded," Knows told MusicRadar. "I thought to myself, I needed to do something and had all this inspiration. I started with the voice samples from a sample pack and the idea was finished within a day I think."

Music video

An accompanying music video for the song was released on 18 November 2012. It was filmed in Lésigny, Seine-et-Marne, France. As of September 2024, the video has received over 42 million views on YouTube.

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Million Voices" – 5:57 (original mix)

iTunes EP

  1. "Million Voices (Radio Edit) – 3:13
  2. "Million Voices (Extended Mix) – 5:58
  3. "Million Voices (TORN Remix) – 6:26

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BRMA) Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 30,000‡
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 300,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000‡
Sweden (GLF) Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 600,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 1,800,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Belgium 31 May 2012 Digital download Refune Records

References

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