"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer

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. It was released on 30 June 2023 through

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Background

On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a

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call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter

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and Brazilian DJ Alok. On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on

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, hinting at a possible collaboration. Alok teased the song at multiple live shows as well as on his Instagram stories. On 20 June, a snippet of the song leaked. The song features a prominent sample of the

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song "Ayla" (1996) by German DJ Ayla. Speaking about the collaboration, Alok said, "Ava is someone I've wanted to work with for a long time and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the result", sharing his excitement for the world to hear the song. Max added that it was a "great experience collaborating with Alok". She further spoke positively of "the process of creating the music", including the songwriting and video shoot.

Music video

An accompanying music video was filmed in

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and

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and released on July 19, 2023.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal and

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. * Alok Petrillo – producer * Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriter * Fridolin Walcher – songwriter, producer * Henry Walter – songwriter, producer * Ingo Kunzi – songwriter *

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– songwriter *

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– songwriter *

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– songwriter, producer * Rachel Keen – songwriter * Johannes Burger – producer * Kilian Wilke – producer * OHYES – producer * Tom Norris – mix engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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