"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer Ava Max. It was released on 30 June 2023 through Sony.
Background On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a Zoom call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter Raye and Brazilian DJ Alok. On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on Instagram, 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 trance 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 Hamburg and São Paulo and released on July 19, 2023.
Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal and Spotify. Alok Petrillo – producer Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriter Fridolin Walcher – songwriter, producer Henry Walter – songwriter, producer Ingo Kunzi – songwriter Janée Bennett – songwriter Madison Love – songwriter Oliver Heldens – songwriter, producer Rachel Keen – songwriter Johannes Burger – producer Kilian Wilke – producer OHYES – producer Tom Norris – mix engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Car Keys (Ayla)" Chart (2023–2026) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 44 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 5 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 3 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 28 Germany Airplay (BVMI) 30 Germany Download (Official German Charts) 30 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 47 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 3 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 37 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) 43 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 34 Nicaragua Anglo (Monitor Latino) 8 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 6 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 87 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 35 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) 48 South Korea BGM (Circle) 84 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 76 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 126 UK Singles Downloads (OCC) 91 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 95
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Car Keys (Ayla)" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 48 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 36 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 36 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 47 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 5 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 37 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 95 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 44
Year-end charts + 2023 year-end chart performance for "Car Keys (Ayla)" Chart (2023) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 162 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 120 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 144Hungary (Dance Top 40) 29Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 63 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 57 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 90 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 34 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 65 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 152
+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Car Keys (Ayla)" Chart (2024) PositionHungary (Dance Top 40) 4Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 3
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Car Keys (Ayla)" Chart (2025) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 8 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 28
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