“Save the World” by Swedish House Mafia (ft. John Martin)
The title of this song (“Save the World”) serves as a metaphor, pointing to the vocalist’s resolve to combat mass depression, if you will. And being that the artist at hand does in fact specialize in house music, then of course part of said solution would be to get the party jumping.
But there is more to this piece, as it is also calling on listeners not to give up on their dreams. Also, as such globally-minded dance tunes often tend to go, the practice of loving one another is also being espoused. So it can be said that from Swedish House Mafia’s perspective, the formula to ‘saving the world’ would consist primarily of two elements, which are adopting a joyful disposition – made more possible via dancing and all-night partying of course – and kindness.
“Save the World” Facts
Primary Artist(s): Swedish House Mafia
Featured Artist(s): John Martin
Album/EP: “Until Now”
Was “Save the World” a single release?
Yes. It was released as so on May 13th, 2011 from the group’s “Until Now” album.
Writing and Production
The song was written by members of the group in collaboration with the following:
- John Martin
- Michel Zitron
- Vincent Pontare
With regards to the production, it was taken care of by Swedish House Mafia themselves.
Genre(s)
- Virgin
- EMI
Grammy Nomination
“Save the World” was nominated for the award, “Best Dance Recording” at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012. It was unable to win the award, which went to “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites”, a single recorded by Skrillex. It was nominated alongside the following songs:
- “Raise Your Weapon” performed by Deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
- “Barbra Streisand” performed by Duck Sauce
- “Sunshine” performed by David Guetta and Avicii
- “Call Your Girlfriend” performed by Robyn
Chart Performance of “Save the World”
- US (1)
- UK (5)
- Sweden (4)
- Scotland (6)
- Netherlands (6)
- Luxembourg (7)
- Hungary (3)
- Belgium (5)
The “Until Now” Album
Swedish House Mafia released the progressive house song, Save the World, in 2012. It was issued as part of the group’s second compilation album, Until Now.
EMI, Virgin Records, and Astralwerks jointly released the album internationally on October 22, 2012.
Unfortunately, the group announced their separation shortly after the album’s release. However, they did not state the reasons that led to their sudden dissolution. Swedish House Mafia produced all the songs on the album with help from other record producers, including Ivan Gough and Knife Party.
In addition, they featured renowned artists including Georgi Kay, Ryan Tedder, Pharrell, and John Martin. The original edition of the album contains ten songs.
Until Now peaked at number one on these album charts:
- Billboard’s Top Dance Albums
- Irish Compilation Albums
- UK Compilation Albums chart (OCC)
It has sold over 500,000 copies of unit sales in Europe and has received a platinum certification from BPI (UK) and GLF (Sweden). In addition, it has also received a gold certification from ARIA (Australia).
Its tenth track, Save the World, gave the album a lot of recognition after being nominated for Best Dance Recording song during the 54th Grammy Awards ceremony.
