"Substitution" is a song by German DJ and record producer Purple Disco Machine and French DJ and record producer Kungs featuring English singer Julian Perretta. It was released on 30 March 2023 through Columbia, Sony Music Germany, GmbH/Val, Def Jam and Universal Music France. The song samples "Big In Japan" by Alphaville.
Music video The music video for "Substitution" was released on 30 March 2023 on both Piontek's and Kungs' YouTube channels. Piontek and Kungs appear in the video.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Substitution" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 1 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 1 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 6 Finland Airplay (Suomen virallinen lista) 17 Global Excl. US (Billboard) 170 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 3 Latvia Airplay (LAIPA) 1 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 6 Luxembourg (Billboard) 17 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 22 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 3 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 10 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) 7 Turkey International Airplay (Radiomonitor Türkiye) 4 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 20
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Substitution" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 1 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 1 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 4 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 8 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 4 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 12 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 5 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 29 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 28 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 8 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 54 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 24
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Substitution" Chart (2023) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 40 Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 5 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 9 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 4 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 30 Germany (Official German Charts) 32 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 16 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 11 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 7 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 24 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 69 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 9 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) 40 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 45 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 79 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 131 + 2024 year-end chart performance for "Substitution" Chart (2024) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 40 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 73Hungary (Dance Top 40) 2Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 12 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 84 + 2025 year-end chart performance for "Substitution" Chart (2025) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 41 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 130 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 17 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 79 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 147 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 75
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for "Substitution" Region Date Format Label(s) Various 30 March 2023
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