Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores While the album version features vocals from Noonie Bao, the single version features vocals from Costa Rican singer MishCatt to coincide with the Avicii Tribute Concert for Mental Health Awareness where she performed it live. "Fades Away" was released as the fourth single on 5 December 2019. The music video, called a "tribute video", which used clips of Avicii in Madagascar (following his final concert), was released on 24 June 2019. " Heaven" was released as the third single for the album on 6 June 2019.
Rahman's track "Banarasiya" from the movie Raanjhanaa (2013). " Tough Love" was released as the second single for the album on. "SOS" debuted at number one on the singles chart in Sweden on two days of sales. A "Fan Memories" video for "SOS", showing quotes from fans about the impact Avicii had on them, was released the same day. The first single to promote the album, " SOS", was released on 10 April 2019. On 1 and 2 June 2019, fans were given a chance to listen to the album 4–5 days early by going to music cubes in various locations around the world.
The album's track listing was chosen from 16 possible songs. A team of writers and producers made an album described as containing elements of "psychedelia, Arabian music, sounds of the Caribbean and more". In April 2019, it was announced that collaborators were enlisted to help finish the work on the album. įollowing Avicii's death in April 2018, a representative said the following month that there were "no plans" to release any new material in the immediate future. During March 2018, Avicii continued to share updates via Instagram and other streaming sites of different IDs and demos being put together for the album, including what would become "Hold the Line," "Bad Reputation," "Tough Love," "Ain't A Thing," and "Fades Away," amongst other demos. Recording for the album resumed in winter 2017.
In an interview, he stated that (01) was the first of 3 EPs with the full 3rd album releasing alongside the 3rd. From 13 July – 2 August, Avicii began sharing teasers for new music and later released Avīci (01) on 11 August 2017 with a total of 6 tracks.
Avicii's 3rd album was first mentioned in late 2016 after he signed with Universal Sweden, when it was said that his next album would release in 2017.