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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = To Die For

| cover = Sam Smith - To Die For.png

| alt =

| caption = "To Die For" was released as an instant download when you pre-ordered the album. When the album was renamed, a new cover was released for the album.

| type = single

| artist = Sam Smith

| album = Love Goes

| released =

| studio = The Stellar House; Venice, California

| genre = Pop

| label = Capitol

| length =

| writer = * Samuel Smith

* James Napier

* Tor Erik Hermansen

* Mikkel Storleer Eriksen

| producer = * Stargate

* Jimmy Napes

| prev_title = I Feel Love

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = I'm Ready

| next_year = 2020

| misc =

}}

"'To Die For'" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on 14 February 2020. Smith co-wrote the song alongside Jimmy Napes and Stargate. The song appears on Smith's third studio album 'Love Goes' (2020).

Background



Smith said that they wrote the song in Los Angeles "during a time of self-discovery and heartbreak".

Composition



"To Die For", a pop song, was written by Smith, Jimmy Napes, Stargate, and produced by the latter two. Running for a length of three minutes and thirteen seconds, "To Die For" is a piano-forward ballad. The song samples audio from the 2001 cult classic film 'Donnie Darko'.

Promotion



Smith opened a pop-up wig shop named after the song in the Soho area of London, and performed the song on 'The Graham Norton Show' on 14 February.

Music video



The music video, directed by Grant Singer, premiered on YouTube on 14 February 2020.

Track listing



'Digital download/stream'

#"To Die For" 3:14

'Digital download/stream'

* Download:

* Stream:


#"To Die For" (Acoustic) 3:20

'Digital download Remixes EP'

#"To Die For" (lafur Arnalds Remix) 3:30

#"To Die For" (Y2K Remix) 2:25

#"To Die For" (Blinkie Remix) 3:32

#"To Die For" (Madism Remix) 2:42

'Stream Y2K remix'

#"To Die For" (Y2K Remix) 2:26

'Stream Madism Remix'

#"To Die For" (Madism Remix) 2:42

'Stream Blinkie Remix'

#"To Die For" (Blinkie Remix) 3:33

'Stream lafur Arnalds Remix'

#"To Die For" (lafur Arnalds Remix) 3:30

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Jimmy Napes songwriter, producer

* Stargate songwriter, producer

* Sam Smith songwriter, vocals

* Mikkel S. Eriksen programming

* Kevin KD Davis mixer, studio personnel

* Randy Merrill mastering engineer, studio personnel

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



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! scope="col"| Format

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! scope="row"| Various

| rowspan="5"| 14 February 2020

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| rowspan="7"| Single version

| rowspan="2"| Capitol

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! scope="row"| Australia

| rowspan="3"| Contemporary hit radio

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! scope="row"| Italy

| Universal

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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom

| rowspan="4"| Capitol

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| Adult contemporary radio

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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States

| 17 February 2020

| Hot/Modern/AC radio

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|-

| 18 February 2020

| Contemporary hit radio

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! scope="row" rowspan="6"|Various

| rowspan="5" | 6 March 2020

| Digital Download

| Remixes EP

| rowspan="6" | Capitol

|

|-

| rowspan="4" |Streaming

| Y2K remix

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|-

| Madism remix

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|-

| Blinkie remix

|

|-

| lafur Arnalds remix

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| 13 March 2020

|

| Acoustic single

|

|}

References



Category:2020 singles

Category:2020 songs

Category:2020s ballads

Category:Sam Smith (singer) songs

Category:Songs written by Sam Smith (singer)

Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen

Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen

Category:Songs written by Jimmy Napes

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