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For me, Heading Home by Alan Walker and Ruben. the song was performed for the first time on December 22, 2016, in a concert with the eponymous name (Alan Walker is Heading Home) in Bergen, his city where he lives. At the time, it was a song in the same style as Faded or Sing Me To Sleep, but it took 3 years, 3 months and 10 days for the song to finally be released.
except that the song released is a different version from the 2016 version, the 2020 version is more pop, instead of being electro-house, it's moombahton.
Many Walkers (fans of Alan Walker) were disappointed by the new version, and some even clashed and harassed others who thought the new version was good. (I even saw someone on Twitter say that a fan had insulted Alan Walker and his team just for that, but I can't find the source)
However, Alan Walker released the original demo as a title the same day.
Personally, I like both versions although I liked the 2016 version a little better.
But apart from Alan Walker, I don't know much (apart from David Guetta who played I'm Good with Bebe Rexha live for the first time in 2017 and released the song in 2022)
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Avicii - Heaven (first played in 2014, released in 2019)
DV&LM x Steve Aoki - We Are Legend (first played in 2013, released in 2017)
We Are Legend not being on Spotify is a crime
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Avicii was playing Unbreakable in 2016 and then BUNT released his own version in 2020.
I still want an official release of Avicii's version
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He uploaded it on SoundCloud that doesn't count?
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Ed Rush - Forever
Was first heard I think in 2013 or 14 and it was just released a few weeks ago
G Jones - In My Room (first played in 2019, released in 2023)