"Diamonds" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on 18 September 2020 as the second single from their third studio album, Love Goes (2020).[3] The song was written by Smith with its producers Shellback and Oscar Görres. A remix of the song by English DJ Joel Corry and an acoustic version were released on 9 October 2020.
"Diamonds" | ||||
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Single by Sam Smith | ||||
from the album Love Goes | ||||
Released | 18 September 2020 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Disco[2] • dance pop | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Sam Smith singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Diamonds" on YouTube |
Reception
edit"Diamonds" is a breakup song that sees Smith "snarl[ing] like Gloria Gaynor in divorce court".[4] Samantha Hissong of Rolling Stone called the song "three minutes and 34 seconds of catharsis."[5]
Track listing
editDigital download - Acoustic[6]
- "Diamonds" (Acoustic) – 3:14
Digital download - Joel Corry Remix[7]
- "Diamonds" (Joel Corry Remix) – 3:15
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Smith's official website.[1]
- Sam Smith – vocals, songwriter
- Shellback – songwriter, producer, programming, drums, guitar, bass and epic triangle
- Oscar Görres – songwriter, producer, programming, piano, keys and guitar
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- John Hanes – engineer
- Duncan Fuller – assistant engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit |
Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[64] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[65] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[66] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[68] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[69] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[70] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[71] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[72] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[74] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 18 September 2020 | Original | Capitol | [3] | |
9 October 2020 | Acoustic | [6] | |||
Joel Corry Remix | [7] | ||||
United States | 21 September 2020 | Hot adult contemporary radio | Original | [75] |
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