"Panic Room" is a song by Antiguan singer-songwriter Au/Ra. It was released on February 9, 2018, as the lead single from her second extended play, X Games (2018).[1] The song was later remixed by British production duo CamelPhat and was released on March 29, 2018. The latter version charted in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 40 and was certified Platinum a year later. Au/Ra's solo version later outsold the remix version and was certified Gold (in excess of 500,000 copies) in the United States.

"Panic Room"
Single by Au/Ra and CamelPhat
from the EP X Games and the album Dark Matter
Released29 March 2018
GenreTech house
Length
  • 3:57 (original version)
  • 3:34 (CamelPhat version)
LabelLoudmouth
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Max Farrar
Au/Ra singles chronology
"Outsiders"
(2017)
"Panic Room"
(2018)
"Emoji"
(2018)
CamelPhat singles chronology
"Bugged Out"
(2018)
"Panic Room"
(2018)
"Dopamine Machine"
(2018)

Background

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Au/Ra wrote the song about experiencing anxiety.[2]

Music video

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The music video for the song featured a spaceship-like area. In this area, people are running away to containment chambers after finding a dead body to protect themselves. Originally, the singer follows the others, but reveals to the audience that she was the one who attacked. She enters a chamber and her eyes flash red. The video was released February 21, 2018, on the singer's YouTube channel.

Track listings

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Digital download and stream[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room"3:57
Digital download and stream - acoustic version[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room" (acoustic)4:17
Digital download and stream - CamelPhat version[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room"3:34
2."Panic Room" (club mix)7:05
Digital download (Beatport) - KDA remix[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room" (KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" extended remix)5:22
Digital download and stream - The Remixes[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room" (Jonas Rathsman remix)7:40
2."Panic Room" (KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" remix)4:01
3."Panic Room" (Denis First & Reznikov remix)3:03
4."Panic Room" (Sway Gray remix)3:36
5."Panic Room" (eSQUIRE remix)7:20
Digital download and stream - Culture Shock remix[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Panic Room" (Culture Shock remix)4:46

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[19] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Panic Room – Single by Au/Ra". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Douglas (29 October 2018). "Au/Ra is the teenager spinning Studio Ghibli movies into club bangers". NME. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Panic Room / Au/Ra". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Panic Room (Acoustic) / Au/Ra". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Panic Room / Au/Ra & CamelPhat". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Panic Room (KDA "Stop Saying You Were at Trade When You Weren't" Extended Remix) by CamelPhat, Au/Ra". Beatport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Panic Room (The Remixes) / Au/Ra". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Panic Room (Culture Shock Remix) / Au/Ra". Tidal. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Au/Ra & CamelPhat – Panic Room" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Au/Ra & CamelPhat – Panic Room" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Au/Ra & CamelPhat – Panic Room" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Au/Ra". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Au-Ra & CamelPhat: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  16. ^ "CamelPhat Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  17. ^ "CamelPhat Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Au/Ra & CamelPhat – Panic Room". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – Au/Ra – Panic Room". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 November 2022.