We were just two indie guys that ended up in the EDM world,” Zitron says. “I really looked up to those [Swedish House Mafia] guys so much. For me, it was such a blessing that they wanted a song of ours.” By this point, Swedish House Mafia had captivated the dance world in full and established themselves as true festival headliners. “Greyhound”, which was complimented by a futuristic music video,capitalized on their already-strong buzz and climbed up to No. 11 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. It also made notable appearance on the Dance Club Songs chart, topping off at No. 3.

Swedish House Mafia never changed Martin’s vocal from the original demo. After it was released, Zitron and Ingrosso got matching “Don’t You Worry Child” tattoos on their chests. September 2012 hosted a flurry of news and emotions for fans. Swedish House Mafia dropped their next and final single, “Don’t You Worry Child,” which went onto become their biggest song by far.The record broke into the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 6, garnering 835 million total streams (and counting) in the process. Less than two weeks after its release, the guys announced a farewell arena tour dubbed One Last Tour. After they handed it over, the song became enmeshed in a famously long production process that revealed personal tensions among the Swedish House Mafia members — as documented in the 2014 documentary, Leave the World Behind. “It was Seb and Ax that in the end took the time to really finish the song,” Martin says. For a time, Martin and Zitron rode the EDM wave, DJing themselves at clubs like Pacha in Ibiza. “We got tired of the whole champagne EDM thing,” Zitron says. “When it comes to commercial [music], it just wasn’t fun anymore.” I always really wanted to go my own way. I’m not part of the collective known as theSwedish House Mafia,” said Eric Prydzin an interview with InTheMix.He added, “I never really wanted to be part of a collective. I do my own thing, and I’m kind of a control freak when it comes to making music in the studio.”We gonna miss you @swedishousemfia! You’ve been a huge inspiration for me, every producer and the whole music scene! #wecameweravedweloved Zitron and Martin, who are both 40, have gone on to work with artists like Martin Garrix, (“Home,”“Hold On”), David Guetta, Tiësto (“Red Lights”) and Gryffin (“Cry”).And a decade after they put aside their electro-pop duo ambitions, they finally have their own artist project, VCATION, under which they are making 90s house-inspired music. (The first single, tentatively titled “Love You Long Time,” is scheduled for release next month, Zitron says.) The trio made things official with “One (Your Name)” featuring Pharrell Williams. It dropped a month after their Electric Daisy Carnival performance where they played right before Kaskadeand deadmau5on kineticFIELD. The record turned out to be a mighty debut, soaring to No. 6 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay and No. 16 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales. September2011: Swedish House Mafia Become First Electronic Act To Headline—And Sell Out — Madison Square Garden