Weapons (song)

"Weapons" is a song by American singer Ava Max, from her second studio album Diamonds & Dancefloors (2023). It was released on November 10, 2022 by Atlantic Records as the third single off the album. The track was revealed after being leaked on September 1, 2022, with various other Diamonds & Dancefloors tracks. The official instrumental also leaked on September 18, 2022. The official visualizer premiered exclusively through her Facebook account on February 28, 2023.[3]

For other songs with the same name, see Weapon (disambiguation) § Music.
"Weapons"
Single by Ava Max
from the album Diamonds & Dancefloors
ReleasedNovember 10, 2022 (2022-11-10)
Genre
Length2:31
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lindgren
Ava Max singles chronology
"Million Dollar Baby"
(2022)		 "Weapons"
(2022)		 "Dancing's Done"
(2023)
Visualizer
"Weapons" on YouTube

Background

On July 24, 2022, Ava Max posted pictures on Twitter. One of the images was a sword necklace, possibly hinting at her song "Weapons". Another image was a bunch of money, teasing "Million Dollar Baby".

On October 28, 2022, Max first teased the single[4] via a TikTok[5] post stating, “Listening to my next song I’m putting out…,” to which she captioned with “W or S?” and a winking face. The next day, Max posted an official snippet through TikTok again, but this time containing audio of the song and announcing the release date. Prior to release, Max also stated in an interview that her next single would be very inspiring with a powerful message and is “Probably one of [her] favorite songs on Diamonds & Dancefloors.”

Music video

A music video was expected to be released.

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Weapons"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 10
Croatia (HRT)[8] 33
France Airplay (SNEP)[9] 55
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[10] 29
Netherlands (Airplay Top 40)[11] 33
Netherlands (Tipparade)[12] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[13] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 95

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Weapons"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various November 10, 2022
Atlantic [4]

References
  1. Armstrong, Megan (November 10, 2022). "Ava Max's 'Weapons' Will Make You Feel Invincible And Ready To Dance". Uproxx. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. D'Souza, Shaad (November 11, 2022). "Sound Off: 10 New Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. "Music notes: Selena Gomez, Jessie J, Nick Jonas, Taylor Swift, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran and Ava Max". 97.9 WRMF. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. "Ava Max - Weapons - 11.10.22" (Press release). Atlantic Records. November 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. "Ava Max – Video on TikTok". TikTok. October 28, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. "Ava Max – Weapons" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  7. "Ava Max – Weapons" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  8. "HRT Airplay Radio Chart No. 1057 - Issue Date: December 12th 2022" (PDF). Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  9. "Classement Radio – Semaine du 30 décembre 2022" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  11. "Airplay Top 40-lijst van week 49, 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  12. "Ava Max – Weapons" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  13. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  14. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  15. "Ava Max – Weapons". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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