Magnets (song)

"Magnets"
Single by Disclosure featuring Lorde
from the album Caracal
Released	23 September 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Tropical house UK garage synthpop
Length	3:19
Label	PMR Island
Writer(s)	Guy Lawrence Howard Lawrence James Napier Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
Producer(s)	Disclosure
Disclosure singles chronology
"Jaded" (2015) "Magnets" (2015) "Nocturnal" (2016)
Lorde singles chronology "Yellow Flicker Beat" (2014) "Magnets" (2015) Caracal track listing 11 tracks "Nocturnal" "Omen" "Holding On" "Hourglass" "Willing and Able" "Magnets" "Jaded" "Good Intentions" "Superego" "Echoes" "Masterpiece"

"Magnets" is a song by British electronic duo Disclosure. It features the vocals from New Zealand singer Lorde. The single was released on 23 September 2015, by PMR Records and Island Records, as the third promotional single from their studio album Caracal.^[1][2] The track became Disclosure's most successful hit in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number 14 and number 2 respectively becoming their highest-charting single on both countries. In the US, "Magnets" became their first single to impact alternative radio and adult alternative radio, placing at number 21 on the Rock Airplay chart and number 13 on the Alternative Songs chart, with the single being officially released to alternative radio on 10 November 2015.

Disclosure and Lorde performed the song on Saturday Night Live on 14 November 2015.^[3]

"Magnets" was voted in at number 10 in Australian alternative youth radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown of 2015's most popular songs, announced on 26 January 2016.^[4]

Critical reception

'Magnets' garnered acclaim from critics. Rolling Stone ranked "Magnets" at number 32 on its year-end list to find the 50 best songs of 2015, calling it "the year's most understated dance-world magic".^[5] Conversely, Michaelangelo Matos of Billboard called the tune "mildly memorable".^[6]

Track listing

• Digital download^[7]

1. "Magnets" (Disclosure V.I.P.) – 6:16
2. "Magnets" (A-Trak Remix) – 4:20
3. "Magnets" (Loco Dice Remix) – 6:56
4. "Magnets" (Tiga Remix) – 4:34
5. "Magnets" (SG Lewis Remix) – 4:46
6. "Magnets" (Jon Hopkins Remix) – 6:55

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9]	36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	58
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11]	50
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12]	74
France (SNEP)[13]	87
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	64
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16]	2
New Zealand Digital Songs (Billboard)[17]	1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18]	63
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19]	49
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20]	71
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[21]	20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[22]	2
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[23]	8
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[24]	13
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[25]	21
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[27]	Platinum	70,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	2x Platinum	0^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Promotional single

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	23 September 2015	Digital download	PMR Island

Single release

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[30]	10 November 2015	Alternative radio	Capitol
	24 November 2015	Dance radio
Italy[31]	4 December 2015	Mainstream radio	Universal

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2016 (U.S.)

References

1. "Disclosure and Lorde join forces on the excellent "Magnets" - Listen". Consequence of Sound. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
2. "Caracal (Deluxe) by Disclosure". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. Cody Smith. "Disclosure To Perform On Saturday Night Live With Sam Smith & Lorde". Your EDM.
4. "1-100 List - Hottest 100 2015 - triple j". 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
5. "50 Best Songs of 2015". RollingStone.com.
6. "Disclosure Take a Downbeat Turn From Their Dance Roots on All-Star 'Caracal': Album Review". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
7. "iTunes - Music - Magnets (feat. Lorde) [The Remixes] - EP by Disclosure". iTunes Store (GB).
8. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – Disclosure feat. Lorde – Magnets" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
10. "Disclosure – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Disclosure. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201652 into search. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
12. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201541 into search.
13. "Lescharts.com – Disclosure feat. Lorde – Magnets" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
14. "Chart Track: Week 40, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Disclosure feat. Lorde – Magnets" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Disclosure feat. Lorde – Magnets". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
17. "New Zealand Digital Songs". Billboard. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.
18. "Archive Chart: 2015-10-02". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
19. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201541 into search.
20. "Archive Chart: 2015-10-02" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
21. "Archive Chart: 2015-10-02" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
22. "Bubbling Under Hot 100 : Oct 17, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
23. "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Disclosure. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
24. "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Disclosure. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
25. "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Disclosure. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
26. "Disclosure – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Disclosure. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
27. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved ^[28]. ref stripmarker in |accessdate= at position 1 (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
28. Ryan, Gavin (14 November 2015). "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". Noise11. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
29. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
30. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
31. "DISCLOSURE "Magnets (feat. Lorde)" – (Radio Date: 04/12/2015)". Retrieved 13 September 2016.