Blessed (Avicii song)

"Blessed"
US single cover
Single by Tom Hangs featuring Shermanology
Released	May 23, 2011
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2007,[1] 2010-11
Genre	Progressive house
Length	6:47
Label	Spinnin' 3 Beat All Around the World Robbins
Writer(s)	Tim Bergling Ash Pournouri Andy Sherman Dorothy Sherman
Producer(s)	Avicii Ash Pournouri (exec.)
Avicii singles chronology
"Street Dancer" (2011) "Blessed" (2011) "Fade into Darkness" (2011)
Shermanology singles chronology "Waiting for You" (2011) "Blessed" (2011) "Can't Stop Me" (2012) Alternative cover UK single cover

"Blessed" is a song by Swedish house producer Avicii (credited under the name Tom Hangs) featuring vocals from Shermanology. Like many of Avicii's early tracks this had been leaked on the internet between late 2010 to April 2011. The track was officially released on May 23, 2011 through Spinnin' Records. It was further released on March 6, 2012 in the United States, and then 3 months later in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2012.

The song was included on Dutch DJ Tiësto's Club Life: Volume One Las Vegas compilation. It was also featured on the Stolichnaya vodka TV advert aired during the UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament.^[2][3]

Track listing

Digital download - single[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blessed" (Avicii Radio Edit)	3:02
2.	"Blessed" (Avicii Edit)	6:47

Chart performance

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
scope="row"	Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	44
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6]	56
scope="row"	Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	25
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8]	25
scope="row"	France (SNEP)[9]	69
scope="row"	Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	50
scope="row"	Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	9
scope="row"	Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	22
scope="row"	UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[13]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]	164

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Netherlands	May 23, 2011[15]	Digital download	Spinnin' Records
Germany	June 17, 2011[16]		Tiger Records
France	July 18, 2011[17]		Universal / Capitol
United States	March 6, 2012[18]		Robbins Entertainment
United Kingdom	June 21, 2012[19]		3 Beat / All Around the World

References

1. "Shermanology - Blessed 2007 - Old Ass Demo by Shermanology". SoundCloud. 11 April 2012.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3j2u4GBvIg
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pryreQcUNYY
4. iTunes - Muziek - 'Blessed - Single' van Tom Hangs & Shermanology
5. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance.
6. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
7. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Ultratop Dance.
8. "Ultratop.be – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Ultratip.
9. "Lescharts.com – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed". GfK Entertainment.
11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Hangs feat. Shermanology – Blessed" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
13. "Archive Chart: 2012-09-01" UK Dance Chart.
14. CHART: CLUK Update 1.09.2012 (wk34)
15. Blessed by Tom Hangs feat Shermanology at Juno Download
16. Blessed (Avicii Edit): Tom Hangs feat. Shermanoloy: Amazon.de
17. Blessed: Tom Hangs: Amazon.fr
18. Blessed by Tom Hangs & Shermanology - iTunes (US)
19. Blessed - Single by Tom Hangs & Shermanology - iTunes (UK)