"Silvia" is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow. Written and produced by the band, it is a six-minute electronic piano ballad with drum, piano and synthesizer instrumentation and electro house beats. Lyrically, it speaks of longing and lead singer Andrew Wyatt's vocals are edited with Auto-Tune. "Silvia" served as the third and final single from the band's 2009 self-titled debut album. Columbia Records first digitally released it as a remix extended play (EP) on 22 January 2010. Band members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg contributed their own remix to the release, using the alias Robotberget.

Critical reception of "Silvia" was generally positive; many critics deemed it the album's centerpiece and criticized its early placement as the third track on Miike Snow. The single achieved minor chart success in the United Kingdom; it became the band's second entry on the UK Dance Chart, peaking at number 16. However, it missed the top 100 of the UK Singles Chart as it only reached number 154. The accompanying music video was directed by Marcus Söderlund and plays out in a post-apocalyptic setting.

"Silvia" was written and produced by Miike Snow's three members, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt. It was recorded at Robotberget, the band's own studio in , Sweden. The band mixed it with Anders Hvenare and mastering was handled by Ted Jensen. Wyatt explained during an interview for The Aquarian Weekly that "Silvia" is likely "the most autobiographical song" on the band's 2009 self-titled debut album as it was inspired by a real event of a stripper who "straightened out" and quit. According to Wyatt, the band especially liked the song because it shares names with Queen Silvia of Sweden. Music magazine Clash announced on 10 December 2009 that "Silvia" had been selected as the third single from the album. The announcement revealed it would coincide with a United Kingdom concert tour from January through February 2010.Columbia Records released the single on 22 January 2010, as a digital extended play (EP) containing remixes made by Emalkay, Felix da Housecat, Hugg & Pepp and Sinden. Karlsson and Winnberg also contributed their own remix to the release, using the alias Robotberget. Columbia issued a 12" vinyl, featuring the aforementioned remixes, in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2010.

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