Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), better known by his stage name Avicii is a Swedish EDM DJ, remixer, and record producer. Avicii ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs in 2012 and 2013 and has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award, once for his work on 'Sunshine' with David Guetta in 2012 and once for his song 'Levels' in 2013.

Some of his most famous songs are 'Wake Me Up', 'You Make Me', 'Hey Brother' and 'Addicted to You'. In 2011, Avicii released 'Levels', which launched him into the mainstream.

The song was produced and written by Tim Bergling and contains a vocal sample from the 1962 gospel-inspired 'Something's Got a Hold on Me' by Etta James. The same vocal sample was used first by Pretty Lights in his 2006 song 'Finally Moving'.

This sample was also used by Drum and Bass producer Logistics on 'Call Me Back' and by Flo Rida in his single 'Good Feeling', which was produced by DJ Prak and Cirkut. 'Levels' reached the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom and topped the charts in Hungary, Norway, and Sweden Listen to Avicii's top and latest Progressive House, House, Pop / Rock songs, watch videos and discover DJs similar to Avicii on EDM Hunters. Like your favourite songs to make your vote count.

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'Levels' by Avicii sampled Etta James's 'Something's Got a Hold on Me'. Listen to both. Direct Sample of Vocals / Lyrics. Download this Track. 'The Nights' is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii. It features uncredited vocals by Nicholas Furlong, who co-wrote the song with Jordan Suecof, Gabriel Benjamin, and John Feldmann. On 1 December 2014, it was released as a digital download by PRMD Music and Universal Island on Avicii's The Days / Nights.

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