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Skyfall (song)

"Skyfall" is a song by Adele. It was used in a James Bond movie Skyfall. The tone is dark and melancholy. It received the Best Original Song award at the 70th Golden Globes and 85th Academy Awards. The song hit #1 on some music charts across the world. It reached the top ten in the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) and Canada.

"Skyfall"
Song by Adele
from "
Released5 October 2012
Recorded2012
GenreOrchestral pop
Length4:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Epworth
Adele singles chronology
""Turning Tables"
(2011) 		Skyfall ""Hello"
(2015)

Release

The song was released at 0:07 British Summer Time (BST) on October 5, 2012, while the song's MV on YouTube on October 18, 2012.[1] As of January 22, 2025, it has accumulated 691,338,363 views.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 1
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[6] 25
Brazil Billboard Brasil Hot Pop Songs[6] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 3
Czech Republic (IFPI)[8] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 15
France (SNEP)[11] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[12] 1
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[15] 1
Iceland (RÚV)[16] 2
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 1
Illegal chart entered Israelairplay 1
Italy (Federation of the Italian Music Industry)[17] 1
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[18] 20
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[19] 1
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] 1
Mexico (Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas)[21] 21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[23] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[24] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 7
Illegal chart entered Poland 5
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[26] 2
Illegal chart entered Russia 6
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[27] 3
Slovakia (IFPI)[28] 5
South Korea Digital Chart (Gaon Digital Chart)[29] 69
South Korea (Gaon International Chart)[30] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[31] 4
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[32] 1
Illegal chart entered Ukraine 15
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[33] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 8
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[35] 11
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[36] 14
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[37] 10
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[38] 37
Illegal chart entered Billboardrockairplay 37
Chart (2021–2024) Peak
position
Billboard Global Excl. US [39] 128
Greece International (IFPI Greece) 94
India International (Indian Music Industry)[40] 19
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[42] 40
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France (SNEP)[43] 5
Germany (Media Control AG)[44] 17
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[45] 38
Denmark (Tracklisten)[46] 37
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[47] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[48] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[49] 20
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[50] 43
Chart (2013) Position
Flanders 50
Wallonia 20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[51] 52
Germany (Media Control AG)[52] 88
Italy (Federation of the Italian Music Industry)[53] 47
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[54] 46
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[55] 69
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[56] 75
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[57] 69
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[58] 28
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[59] 37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[60] 49

Certifications and sales

Template:Certification Table Separator
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[61] Platinum 70,000
Belgium (BEA)[62] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
Brazil (ABPD)[63] Diamond Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Canada (Music Canada)[64] 5× Platinum 50,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[65] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[66] Gold 5,214[66]
France — 336,000[67]
Germany (BVMI)[68] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[69] 3× Platinum 90,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[70] 2× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[71] Gold 7,500*
South Korea (Gaon Chart) — 440,499[72]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[73] Gold 20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[74] 3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[76] Platinum 2,000,000[75]
Greece (IFPI Greece)[77] Platinum 6,000File:Dagger-14-plain.png

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Skyfall (song) Media

Related pages

References

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