Gecko (song)

"Gecko" is a instrumental by Dutch DJ and producer Oliver Heldens. It was released worldwide as a digital download on Beatport on 30 December 2013. It received a mainstream release as a digital download on 13 January 2014 in the Netherlands. The song charted in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was written and produced by Oliver Heldens.

"Gecko"
Single by Oliver Heldens
Released	13 January 2014[1]
Genre	Future house
Length	4:42
Label	Musical Freedom Spinnin'
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Heldens
Producer(s)	Oliver Heldens
Oliver Heldens singles chronology
"Javelin" (2013) "Gecko" (2014) "Feel Good (Oliver Heldens Remix)" (2014)

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	46
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3]	22
France (SNEP)[4]	73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	32

Gecko (Overdrive)

"Gecko (Overdrive)"
Single by Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill
from the album Get to Know
Released	22 June 2014[6]
Recorded	2013
Genre	Future house
Length	2:45
Label	FFRR Musical Freedom Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s)	Oliver Heldens Becky Hill Uzo Emenike
Producer(s)	Oliver Heldens
Oliver Heldens singles chronology
"Feel Good (Oliver Heldens Remix)" (2014) "Gecko (Overdrive)" (2014) "Koala" (2014)
Becky Hill singles chronology
"Powerless" (2014) "Gecko (Overdrive)" (2014) "Caution to the Wind" (2014)

Oliver Heldens released a second version of the song titled "Gecko (Overdrive)" featuring guest vocals from British singer Becky Hill. It was released as a digital download on 22 June 2014. It debuted at number one on both the UK Dance Chart and the UK Singles Chart. Notably, "Gecko (Overdrive)" was the last number one in the United Kingdom to be based on sales alone, as streaming became incorporated into the chart the following week.^[7] In 2014, "Gecko (Overdrive)" was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Forza Horizon 2.^[8]

Music video

A music video, containing grotesque imagery, was created for the song on 20 May 2014. The video begins with a man (played by Doug Willen) who rushes home from work to surprise his wife (Twila Ilgenfritz) for their wedding anniversary. He searches all over the house but can't seem to find her. He starts to meditate and a hand emerges from the anniversary cake. The wife jumps out and starts throwing her husband around the kitchen, dances sexually with him and kissing him aggressively before their daughter (Michaela Annette) and her boyfriend (Tim Allan) walk in on them. The four all have a very uncomfortable dinner, where the man and woman begin to act sexually again. The daughter and her boyfriend go upstairs, where the boy sees the woman has got tentacles. He and the daughter go into her room and uncomfortably kiss. While the man and woman have sex and use their tentacles and drip red and blue goo on each other, the daughter gets a pink tentacle and pulls her boyfriend into a kiss. The video ends with the man driving the boyfriend home.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gecko (Overdrive)" (Radio Edit)	2:46
2.	"Gecko (Overdrive)" (Extended Edit)	4:57
3.	"Gecko (Overdrive)" (Jack Beats Remix)	4:54
4.	"Gecko (Overdrive)" (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)	3:38
5.	"Gecko (Overdrive)" (DJ S.K.T Remix)	4:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	71
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]	35
Germany (GfK)[11]	23
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12]	28
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	30
Latvia (European Hit Radio)[14]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15]	48
Poland (Dance Top 50)[16]	6
Scotland (OCC)[17]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	55
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	23
UK Dance (OCC)[20]	1
UK Singles (OCC)[21]	1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22]	33

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23]	35
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[24]	86
Chart (2015)	Position
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[25]	97

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[27]	Gold	200,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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3. "Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in French). Ultratip.
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5. "Oliver Heldens – Gecko" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
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7. "Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill knock Ella Henderson off Number 1". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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9. "The ARIA Report: Issue 1274 (Week Commencing 28 July 2014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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11. "Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
13. "Chart Track: Week 27, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
14. "European Hit Radio". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
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16. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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19. "Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". Swiss Singles Chart.
20. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
22. "Oliver Heldens Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
23. Copsey, Rob (31 December 2014). "The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
24. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
25. "Dance Top 100 - 2015". Mahasz. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
26. "Danish single certifications – Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill; 'Gecko (Overdrive)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
28. "British single certifications – Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 July 2024.