# @popbase on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc-QeMVTngC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70058981-popbase-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-07T04:30:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pop Base (@PopBase) — https://gondola.cc/PopBase

## Caption

9 years ago today, Zayn Sia released ‘Dusk 'til Dawn’ featuring Sia.

Greg Kurstin produced 'Dusk Till Dawn,' co-written by Zayn Malik and Sia Furler alongside Alex Oriet and David Phelan, released worldwide through RCA Records as what became the lead single from Zayn's second studio album, 'Icarus Falls,' though it was ultimately left off the standard tracklist and only appeared on the Japanese edition. Zayn later explained in a Fader interview that the collaboration didn't happen in the same room; he'd already finished most of the song before his management played it for Sia during a meeting, and she asked to add her own vocals, recording her part separately.

Lyrically, the track tells the story of two lovers determined to stay together no matter what it takes, delivered as a sweeping pop power ballad that opens with a gentle, romantic mid-tempo before building into a soaring, anthemic chorus. That structure leaned closer to the cinematic style Sia had built her own career on, giving the song a grander scale than much of Zayn's earlier solo work. The accompanying video, released the same day and starring actress Jemima Kirke alongside Zayn, drew visual inspiration from crime films like 'Casino' and 'Goodfellas,' and the song later found its way into the trailer for 'The Mountain Between Us.'

The single became an instant hit, pulling in over 10 million YouTube views within its first 24 hours and surpassing 150 million within a month. It topped the charts in seven countries, reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, and cracked the top ten in more than twenty countries total, including Australia, Canada, France, and Germany, cementing it as one of the biggest solo hits of Zayn's post-One Direction career.

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