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"Car Keys (Ayla)"
Single by Alok and Ava Max
Released30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Length2:27
Label Sony
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Alok singles chronology
"2 Much 2 Handle"
(2023) 		"Car Keys (Ayla)"
(2023) 		"Drum Machine"
(2023)
Ava Max singles chronology
" Ghost"
(2023) 		"Car Keys (Ayla)"
(2023) 		" Choose Your Fighter"
(2023)
Music video
"Car Keys (Ayla)" on YouTube

"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer Ava Max. It was released on 30 June 2023 through Sony.

Background

On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a Zoom call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter Raye and Brazilian DJ Alok. [1] On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on Instagram, hinting at a possible collaboration. Alok teased the song at multiple live shows as well as on his Instagram stories. On 20 June, a snippet of the song leaked. [2] The song features a prominent sample of the trance song "Ayla" (1996) by German DJ Ayla. [3]

Speaking about the collaboration, Alok said, "Ava is someone I've wanted to work with for a long time and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the result", sharing his excitement for the world to hear the song. Max added that it was a "great experience collaborating with Alok". She further spoke positively of "the process of creating the music", including the songwriting and video shoot. [4]

Music video

An accompanying music video was filmed in Hamburg and São Paulo and released on July 19, 2023. [5] [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal [7] and Spotify. [8]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Car Keys (Ayla)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil) [39] Platinum 40,000‡
Hungary ( MAHASZ) [40] Gold 2,000‡
Poland ( ZPAV) [41] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Vigil, Dom (2 July 2023). "Alok & Ava Max Team Up on New Single, "Car Keys (Ayla)"". Prelude Press. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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  39. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla)" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  40. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2024" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  41. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 May 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Car Keys (Ayla) in the search box.
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