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Hollywood Hills (song)

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"Hollywood Hills"
Single by Sunrise Avenue
from the album Out of Style
B-side"What I Like About You"
Released25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)
Recorded2010
GenreEmo pop, rock
Length3:30
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Samu Haber
Producer(s)Jukka Immonen
Sunrise Avenue singles chronology
"Welcome to My Life"
(2009)
"Hollywood Hills"
(2011)
"I Don't Dance"
(2011)

"Hollywood Hills" is a song recorded by Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue for their third studio album, Out of Style (2011).

Overview

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"Hollywood Hills" was written by the lead vocalist of the band, Samu Haber, while the production was done by Finnish producer and musician Jukka Immonen. It is an emo-pop song, which according to Jon O'Brien of AllMusic helps the band sound tighter than ever.[1]

It was released as the lead single from the album on 25 February 2011; the song was made available for digital download via Amazon.[2] Following its release it charted in several European countries. It was more successful in Finland where it reached #2. It also reached #3 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Out of Style.[3]

Locations
  • Recorded at Studio Petrax and Fried Music in Finland
Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19] 3× Gold 450,000
Sweden (GLF)[20] 2× Platinum 80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] Platinum 30,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Out of Style - Sunrise Avenue". AllMusic. All Media Group. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Hills: Sunrise Avenue: MP3 Downloads" (in German). Amazon.com (DE). Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ Out of Style (inlay cover). Sunrise Avenue. Capitol. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Sunrise Avenue: Hollywood Hills" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 10. týden 2012 in the date selector. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart". SloTop50. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 13.04.2024–19.04.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2011". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2011". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2011" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Sunrise Avenue – Hollywood Hills" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sunrise Avenue; 'Hollywood Hills')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sunrise Avenue" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  21. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Hollywood Hills')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 July 2022.