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Divine Sorrow

"Divine Sorrow"
Wyclef Divine Sorrow.jpg
Single by Wyclef featuring Avicii
from the album J'ouvert
Released November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
Format Digital download
Genre EDM
Length 4:38
Label
  • Heads
  • PRMD
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Avicii
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(2014)
"Divine Sorrow"
(2014)
"Kiss The Sky"
(2016)
Avicii singles chronology
"The Days"
(2014)
"Divine Sorrow"
(2014)
"The Nights"
(2014)
Music video
"Divine Sorrow" (lyrics video) on YouTube

"Divine Sorrow" is a song by Haitian hip hop recording artist Wyclef from his upcoming seventh studio album Clefication. Credited with the mononym Wyclef on the official cover of the single, it also features Swedish DJ and producer Avicii. The song was released as the lead single from the album on November 17, 2014. It was written by Magnus Lidehäll, Salem Al Fakir, and Vincent Pontare.

Wyclef Jean recorded the song with Avicii in , Sweden in the winter of 2013. The song was released on November 17, 2014 as part of the campaign "Share the Sound of an AIDS-Free Generation" by Product Red project (stylized as (RED) or as (PRODUCT)RED), a licensed brand that seeks to engage the private sector in raising awareness and funds to help fight spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

In case of this specific song, it is commissioned through (Coca-Cola)RED. Proceeds from the song will benefit the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Wyclef Jean said of the song: "The whole idea with the song is, it's a celebration song. No matter what you're going through today, you're going to overcome it tomorrow."

The song is written in the key of C Major at a tempo of 130 bpm.

A colourful lyrics music video was released on 17 November 2014 with the red colour prominent in the video symbolizing the red campaign. A full music video is yet to be released for the song.

"Divine Sorrow" debuted at number 12 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, becoming Avicii's 13th single on the chart. The song also debuted at number 3 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart, selling 29,000 copies in its first week.


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