"Tired" is a song by Norwegian DJ and music producerAlan Walker, featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James. The song was written by Mike Needle, Dan Bryer, Gavin James and Ollie Green, and was produced by Alan Walker, Gunnar Greve, Mood Melodies, Lars Kristian Rosness, Marcus Arnbekk, Fredrik Borch Olsen and Carl Hovind. It was released commercially for digital download on 19 May 2017. On 14 July 2017, Kygo released a remix of the song. In January 2018, Big Iyz remixed the song, credited to himself featuring Alan Walker and Gavin James.
Background
Walker performed "Tired" in his live performances before the single's public release. On 15 May 2017, Alan Walker released an artwork video teaser for the single on social media, in which the single's cover art was revealed. A trailer was released on 17 May 2017, revealing more details of the music video for the song, with the instrumental version of the song as background music. On the occasion of the single release, Walker said: "I'm very excited to finally release 'Tired'. I feel it adds another dimension to my productions. Also, it is my first release with a male vocalist, and I'm very grateful to have Gavin James join me on this one. He has an amazing voice, has written an incredible song and I hope my fans will enjoy it as much as I do!" James added: "Delighted to be working with Alan on this track, he's such a talent, I love his sound and what he has done for the song! Can't wait for both of our audiences to hear it!"
Critical reception
Matt Medved of Billboard regarded "Tired" as a song that "showcases Walker's signature melodic production within a more radio-friendly format than his previous outings."
Music video
The artwork video of the song's cover and the trailer was released on May 15 and 17, respectively. The official music video was then released on May 19, 2017. The video begins as the solar flare named "Eleanor" is expected to impact Earth in 47 minutes, according to the music video trailer. The music video included flashbacks, some scenes of panicking crowds running around the streets, and newscast footages of random rioting and in terms of violence. In the final moments before the storm hits, a black-bloc-hooded man and a woman held their hands together as the countdown approaches, and as the solar storm hits Earth, the entire city and the world immediately blacks out due to the total loss of global electrical power and the music video ends. Chronologically, a sequel of "Tired", All Falls Down was released that same year on October 26 and it shows the aftermath of the "Solar Storm Eleanor", about hundreds of years in the storm's impact. As of March 10, 2020, "Tired" has amassed 128 million views and 1.3 million likes.
