Geronimo (Aura Dione song)

2011 single by Aura Dione

"Geronimo"

Single by Aura Dione
from the album  Before the Dinosaurs
B-side| "Call Messiah"
Released| 19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:15
Label| Island, Universal, Koolmusic
Songwriter(s)| Aura Dione, David Jost, Joachim Persson, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, Thomas Troelsen.
Producer(s)| David Jost, DamienDamien, Joachim Persson
Aura Dione singles chronology
| "Something from Nothing"
(2010)  | "Geronimo"
(2011)  | "Friends"
(2012)

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|

"Geronimo" is a song by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione from her second studio album, Before the Dinosaurs. The song was released as the album's lead single on 19 September 2011. "Geronimo" is a pop song with folk elements,[1] with critics comparing the song's arrangement to Shakira.[2] It was written by Aura Dione, David Jost, Joachim, Ian O'Brien-Docker, Michael Lowdst, Andrei Georgescu, and Thomas Troelsen, and it was produced by David Jost, DamienDamien and Joachim Persson. According to Aura, the song is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams, and is one of her favourite songs on the album.

It became Dione's first number-one single in both Austria and her native Denmark, and her second in Germany. Dione is also the first Danish artist to debut at number one in Germany. The song charted at number seven in Switzerland, becoming Dione's highest-charting single since "I Will Love You Monday (365)" (2010).

## Track listing

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* Danish digital download[3]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15

* Danish digital download – remixes[4]

1. "Geronimo" (Martin Roth Clubmix) – 6:43
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38
3. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23
4. "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12

* German digital EP[5]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – 3:15
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix Edit) – 3:23
3. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix) – 5:38
4. "Geronimo" (LTM Slowdown Remix) – 8:12
5. "Call Messiah" (Aura Dione, Per Ebdrup) – 6:53

* German CD single[6]

1. "Geronimo" (Jost & Damien Radio Mix)
2. "Geronimo" (The Disco Boys Remix)

## Credits and personnel

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* Aura Dione – songwriter, vocals
* David Jost – songwriter, producer, mixing, vocal recording, guitar, programming
* Joachim Persson – songwriter, producer, mixing, programming
* Ian O'Brien-Docker – songwriter, producer, guitar, keys, programming
* Thomas Troelsen – songwriter, vocal recording, backing vocals, and keyboards
* DamienDamien – producer, mixing
* Sebastian Zenke – guitar, programming
* Johan Alkenäs – additional keys and programming

## Charts and certifications

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### Weekly Charts

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| Chart (2011–12)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] | 1
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] | 40
France (SNEP)[10] | 95
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 1
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[12] | 12
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] | 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 7
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[15] | 27

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2011)  | Position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] | 34
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] | 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] | 22
Chart (2012)  | Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[19] | 97
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[20] | 134

### Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] | Gold  | 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] | Platinum  | 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[23] | Platinum  | 300,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] | Gold  | 15,000^
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[25] | 2× Platinum  | 1,800,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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Denmark[3] | 19 September 2011  | Digital download  | Koolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal Music
Austria[26] | 21 October 2011  | Koolmusic, Island Records, Universal Music
Germany[5][6] | CD single, digital download
Switzerland[27] | Digital download
Denmark[4] | 28 November 2011  | Digital download – remixes  | Koolmusic, Music for Dreams, Universal Music

## References

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1. ^ Andreas Krogull: Aura Dione – Geronimo beatblogger, 21 October 2011, accessed 8 January 2012
2. ^ Schollert, Peter (3 November 2011). "Aura Dione: Before The Dinosaurs". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2012.
3. ^ a b "iTunes – Music – Geronimo (Jost & Damien Radio Mix) – Single by Aura Dione". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
4. ^ a b "iTunes – Music – Geronimo (The Remixes) – EP by Aura Dione". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
5. ^ a b "iTunes – Musik – "Geronimo (Remixes) – EP" von Aura Dione". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
6. ^ a b "Geronimo (2-Track): Aura Dione: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
7. ^ "Aura Dione – Geronimo" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
8. ^ "Aura Dione – Geronimo". Tracklisten.
9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 51,52. týden 2011 in the date selector.
10. ^ "Aura Dione – Geronimo" (in French). Les classement single.
11. ^ "Aura Dione – Geronimo" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
12. ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2012-03-12." TopHit. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201148 into search.
14. ^ "Aura Dione – Geronimo". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2012-02-20." TopHit. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
16. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2011". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
17. ^ "Track Top-50". Hitlisten. IFPI Denmark & Nielsen Music Control. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
18. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
19. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2012" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
20. ^ "Ukrainian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2012)". TopHit. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
21. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo" (in German). IFPI Austria.
22. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo". IFPI Danmark.
23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione; 'Geronimo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Geronimo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
25. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
26. ^ "iTunes – Musik – "Geronimo (Remixes) – EP" von Aura Dione". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
27. ^ "iTunes – Musik – "Geronimo (Remixes) – EP" von Aura Dione". iTunes Store. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

## External links

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* Offizielles Musikvideo
* Live acoustic video on YouTube
* Live TV version on YouTube

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Aura Dione

Studio albums|

* Columbine
* Before the Dinosaurs

Singles|

* "I Will Love You Monday (365)"
* "Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)"
* "Geronimo"
* "Friends"
* "In Love with the World"

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