At the age of 28, Avicii took his own life in his Oman hotel room on April 20, 2018. This song, co-produced by his friends Albin Nedler and Bonn (aka Kristoffer Fogelmark), is the first posthumous track by the Swedish DJ to be released.
In the personal notes recovered after his passing, Avicii wrote that he wanted to work again with Aloe Blacc, who was the singer on the DJ's 2013 hit single "Wake Me Up," so Nedler and Bonn invited him to record this track.
The song is a cry for help built on Aloe Blacc's soaring voice. Can you hear me? SOS Help me put my mind to rest I can feel your love pulling me up from the underground Said Blacc regarding Avicii's lyrics: "I feel like 'SOS' was a song that was probably ahead of its time for when he wrote it. He wrote these lyrics obviously about some of his battles and I think it's a really important topic to approach and to share, especially with his visibility and his access to ears and hearts. To give people the words to be able to say 'I need help.'"
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