More than five years after Avicii's tragic death, a new remix produced by the dance music icon hits streaming platforms.
Chart-topping country group the Zac Brown Band today released Avicii's haunting reworking of “Beautiful Drug,” a song from the group's 2015 album. Jekyll + Hyde. The new remix is Avicii's first posthumous release in nearly five years after a group of producers and songwriters joined forces in 2019 to develop his latest studio album. Timo.
“This has been sitting in the vault for a long time,” Brown said in a video shared on the band's social media accounts. “Before Avicii passed away, he and I worked together on a song called 'Broken Arrows'. And in return, he promised to do a remix of one of my songs.”
Listen to the new remix below.
Elsewhere in the Avicii story, Academy Award-winning film producer Lawrence Bender is currently developing a new documentary about the legendary DJ. The project, which Bender called “revealing,” will include interviews with Avicii's family and friends, as well as “unreleased footage” recorded around the time of his discovery and rise to fame.
“Avicii changed the music industry,” said Orlando John, Bender's producing partner, at the time of the film's reveal in June 2023. “People think they know the story, but they really have no idea about it. what really happened. I feel a “It is a great responsibility to ensure that it is told accurately and objectively. “This documentary will give audiences a deeper understanding of the brand that left an indelible mark on music and culture.”
The documentary's producers have not announced a release date as of this writing. In the meantime, you can find Avicii's remix of “Beautiful Drug” in playlists on streaming platforms. here.
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