"Geronimo" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione from her second studio album, Before the Dinosaurs. The song was released as the album's lead single on 19 September 2011. "Geronimo" is a pop song with folk elements,Andreas Krogull: Aura Dione – Geronimo beatblogger, 21 October 2011, accessed 8 January 2012 with critics comparing the song's arrangement to Shakira. It was written by Aura Dione, David Jost, Joachim, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, and Thomas Troelsen, and it was produced by David Jost, DamienDamien and Joachim Persson. According to Aura, the song is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams, and is one of her favourite songs on the album.
It became Dione's first number-one single in both Austria and her native Denmark, and her second in Germany. Dione is also the first Danish artist to debut at number one in Germany. The song charted at number seven in Switzerland, becoming Dione's highest-charting single since "I Will Love You Monday (365)" (2010).
Track listing Danish digital download "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15
Danish digital download – remixes "Geronimo" (Martin Roth Clubmix) – 6:43 "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38 "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23 "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12
German digital EP "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15 "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23 "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38 "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12 "Call Messiah" (Aura Dione, Per Ebdrup) – 6:53
German CD single "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix)
Credits and personnel Aura Dione – songwriter, vocals David Jost – songwriter, producer, mixing, vocal recording, guitar, programming Joachim Persson – songwriter, producer, mixing, programming Ian O'Brien-Docker – songwriter, producer, guitar, keys, programming Thomas Troelsen – songwriter, vocal recording, backing vocals, and keyboards DamienDamien – producer, mixing Sebastian Zenke – guitar, programming Johan Alkenäs – additional keys and programming
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2011–12) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2011) PositionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)34Denmark (Tracklisten)11Germany (Official German Charts)22 Chart (2012) Position Russia Airplay (TopHit) 97 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 134
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format LabelDenmark19 September 2011Digital downloadKoolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal MusicAustria21 October 2011Koolmusic, Island Records, Universal MusicGermanyCD single, digital downloadSwitzerlandDigital downloadDenmark28 November 2011Digital download – remixesKoolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal Music
References
External links Offizielles Musikvideo