Heatwave (Robin Schulz song)

"Heatwave"
Single by Robin Schulz featuring Akon
from the album Sugar
Released	12 February 2016
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	House, pop
Length	3:07
Label	Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)
Songwriters	Thomas Troelsen Aliaune Thiam Bryan Nelson
Producer	Robin Schulz
Robin Schulz singles chronology
"Show Me Love" (2015) "Heatwave" (2016) "Shed a Light" (2016)
Akon singles chronology
"Act Like You Know" (2015) "Heatwave" (2016) "I Am Somebody" (2016)

"Heatwave" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz featuring vocals from American singer, rapper and songwriter Akon. The song was released as a digital download in Germany on 12 February 2016 as the fourth and final single from his second studio album Sugar (2015). The song was written by Thomas Troelsen, Aliaune Thiam and Bryan Nelson.

Music video

The music video for this song was released onto YouTube on 7 April 2016 and runs for a total length of three minutes and twenty-six seconds.^[1]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon)	3:07

Digital download - Remixes^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (Extended Version)	5:25
2.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (HUGEL Remix)	3:52
3.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (Deepend Remix)	5:06
4.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (Muzzaik Remix)	4:16
5.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (Remady Remix)	3:46
6.	"Heatwave" (feat. Akon) (DJ Katch Remix)	3:20
7.	"Show Me Love" (Calvo Remix)	4:40

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Heatwave" Chart (2016) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 24 Germany (GfK)[4] 30 Netherlands (Tipparade)[5] 28 Slovenia (SloTop50)[6] 27 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 29

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Heatwave" Chart (2016) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 85

Certifications

Certifications for "Heatwave"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9]	Gold	40,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Gold	200,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)[11]	Gold	25,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Heatwave"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Germany	12 February 2016	Digital download CD	Original	Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)	[12]
Italy	6 May 2016	Contemporary hit radio		Warner	[13]
Germany	17 June 2016	Digital download	Remixes EP	Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)	[2]

References

1. ROBIN SCHULZ FEAT. AKON – HEATWAVE (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube
2. „Heatwave (feat. Akon) (The Remixes)“ von Robin Schulz auf Apple Music
3. "Robin Schulz feat. Akon – Heatwave" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
5. "Tipparade-lijst van week 25, 2017". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 August 2017.
6. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
7. "Robin Schulz feat. Akon – Heatwave". Singles Top 100.
8. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
9. "Canadian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Heatwave (ft. Akon)". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Schulz feat. Akon; 'Heatwave')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
11. "Italian single certifications – Robin Schulz feat. Akon – Heatwave" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
12. "Heatwave ft. Akon (2-Track) - Robin Schulz" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
13. "Robin Schulz - Heatwave (feat. Akon) RadioDate". Radio airplay fm. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.