Control (Zoe Wees song)

"Control" is the debut solo single by German singer Zoe Wees, from her debut EP Golden Wings. It released by Valeria Music on 13 March 2020 as the lead single from the EP. Written by Wees, Patrick Pyke Salmy, Emma Sophia Rosen, Ricardo Muñoz, René Miller, and Nils Bodenstedt, the song is a power ballad and about the singer's anxiety and lack of control due to her struggles with epilepsy.^[1]

"Control"
Single by Zoe Wees
from the EP Golden Wings
Released	13 March 2020
Recorded	2020
Genre	Pop
Length	3:51
Label	Valeria Music
Songwriter(s)	Patrick Pyke Salmy Emma Sophia Rosen Ricardo Muñoz René Miller Nils Bodenstedt Zoe Wees
Producer(s)	Patrick Pyke Salmy Ricardo Muñoz
Zoe Wees singles chronology
"Control" (2020) "Girls Like Us" (2021)
Music video
"Control" on YouTube

Background

After debuting in June 2018 as a featured artist on Moonbootica's single "Hibernating", Wees signed a record deal with the label Valeria Music, a division of Caroline Distribution, and began recording new music in early 2020.^[2]

Music video

The song's official video, directed by Dennis Dirksen, was released on 27 March 2020. As of December 2022, the video has 75,191,077 views on YouTube.^[3]

Commercial performance

Upon release, the song failed to chart, but in the following months it began to gain popularity on Spotify, entering the viral charts of various European countries.^[1][2] During the summer, "Control" reached in the top 40 of Austria,^[4] Belgium,^[5] Germany,^[6] and Switzerland.^[7] In October the song peaked at number 1 on the French Radio Singles Chart;^[8] in the same month it was certified gold in Italy for moving 35,000 units.^[9]

In the United States, after receiving massive airplay, the song peaked at number 22 on the US Mainstream Top 40 and entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number 19 on the chart issue dated 31 October 2020.^[10][11] In September 2021 it was certified gold in the country for moving 500,000 units.^[12]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2020) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 3 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[14] 62 France (SNEP)[15] 22 Germany (GfK)[6] 31 Italy (FIMI)[16] 65 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 25 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 63 Romania (Airplay 100)[19] 51 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[20] 35 Slovenia (SloTop50)[21] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 11 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 6 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 22 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2020) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 45 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[25] 12 France (SNEP)[26] 172 Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 66 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 97 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 25 Chart (2021) Position Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 97

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Control"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[31]	Gold	20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[32]	Gold	20,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[34]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[35]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[36]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[9]	Platinum	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[38]	Platinum	50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[39]	Gold	5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40]	Gold	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41]	3× Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[43]	Platinum	8,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.