"Finally" is a song by American house music project Kings of Tomorrow featuring Julie McKnight. The song was written by Jason Sealee and produced by Sandy Rivera. In the United Kingdom, the song was released as a single in 2001 and peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song reached number 17 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2002. The song was nominated for Record of the Year at the DanceStar USA Awards in 2002.
"Love Story (vs. Finally)", a remix of Layo & Bushwacka!'s 2002 dance hit "Love Story", interpolates Julie McKnight's vocals from the Kings of Tomorrow song.
In 2018, Jess Glynne released "All I Am" which sampled the "Finally" beat.
Charts +Chart performance for "Finally"Chart (2001–2002)Peakposition US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 17
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Swedish House Mafia and Alicia Keys version
"Finally" was recorded by Swedish supergroup Swedish House Mafia and American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. The song was released as a single on August 29, 2024, through SS Recording, Republic Records and Universal Music Group.
Background and release In 2022, "Finally" was remade by Swedish House Mafia and Alicia Keys. Swedish House Mafia first previewed the song at Chase Center in San Francisco on their Paradise Again World Tour. In April 2024, Swedish House Mafia and Keys teased the song on social media, sparking speculation that their collaboration will be released soon. Swedish House Mafia played a new version of the song at Lucca Summer Festival on June 30, 2024. Additionally, Swedish House Mafia played the song at Tomorrowland on July 19 and on July 26, 2024. In August 2024, Swedish House Mafia continued to tease the song on social media, posting a live clip of the track being played with the caption, "Finally, right??". Sebastian Ingrosso also posted an Instagram Stories with the caption "next week".
The song was made available on digital and streaming platforms on August 29, 2024. On August 30, 2024, it was sent to Italian radios through Island Records.
Personnel Written by Jay Sealee and Sandy Rivera Produced by Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Gino Nano, Yaro and Klahr Lead vocals: Alicia Keys Engineered by Yaro, Klahr, Alicia Keys, Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and Gino Nano Assistant engineer: Frank Holland, Steven Tejeda and Roberto Regeiro Mixed by Kevin Granger
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 78 Italy Airplay (EarOne)46 Latvia Airplay (TopHit) 131 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 16 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 18 San Marino Airplay (SMRTV Top 50) 46 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 75 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 69 UK Singles Sales (OCC) 34
Monthly charts + Chart (2024) Peakposition Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 89 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) 15 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 97
Year-end charts + Chart (2025) Peakposition Hungary (Dance Top 40) 47
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