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Whatever

Kygo and Ava Max

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LIST YEAR

2024

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Genre

Dance-popPop

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BEHIND THE SONG

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Whatever is Kygo's collaboration with Ava Max, released through RCA in 2024. It reworks material from Shakira's Whenever, Wherever in a house-influenced pop setting. Guitar strums lead into Max's vocal and a synthesizer-driven chorus, while the song addresses the end of a relationship and the movement toward independence. Retained list context: Whatever by Kygo and Ava Max is included in the 2024 annual collection. The cited source identifies its annual or chart association. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.

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Sources for this information

Sony Music Canada - Whatever original release announcement
Read source text for the recording-specific collaboration, credited album, roles or edition distinction summarized here; no audio identity or unqualified release day is inferred. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Official Charts UK year-end singles 2024
UK annual chart position 78; not US rank or original release year.

Earlier note and its recorded status

Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.

Whatever by Kygo and Ava Max is included in the 2024 annual collection. The cited source identifies its annual or chart association. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.

Official Charts UK year-end singles 2024

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Sources and scope

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Official Charts UK year-end singles 2024
UK annual chart position 78; not US rank or original release year.

Sony Music Canada - Whatever original release announcement
Read source text for the recording-specific collaboration, credited album, roles or edition distinction summarized here; no audio identity or unqualified release day is inferred.

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