"
Levels" (stylized as "
LE7ELS") is a progressive house piece by
Avicii. An early instrumental version of the song was first played by Avicii during an appearance on
Essential Mix in December 2010, while the final version with Etta James's vocals was first performed at the
Ultra Music Festival in March 2011. "Levels" was officially released on 28 October 2011 and peaked at number one in Sweden and on the Dance music charts in
United States and became a top ten hit in
Austria,
Belgium,
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia,
Denmark,
Germany,
Greece,
Hungary,
Ireland,
Italy,
the Netherlands,
Norway,
Switzerland, and the
United Kingdom.