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'We originally composed it to this sort of guitar dance track. Then on the last night of working with them someone from Amsterdam sent in an instrumental to a different girl that didn't work. And then Tor [from Stargate] was like, 'oh my God, what if we turn put it underneath that track', and I was like, 'hm...', and then we did it and it sounded amazing.'

– Marina talking about the original instrumental of 'Radioactive', which was later given to Max


"Climb" is an unreleased song by Ava Max intended for her sophomore album, Diamonds & Dancefloors.

Background

A low quality snippet leaked on December 3, 2024.

A filtered snippet and the unedited version of the low quality snippet leaked on January 12, 2025.

The full song leaked on February 8, 2025.

Trivia

Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

[Verse 1]
When my mind went black
When my world collapsed
Who was there? No one but me, yeah
In the blue, real cold
Took a glass, solo
Who was there? No one but me, yeah

[Refrain]
Burnin' down
Feel like a Phoenix shut the ashes out
My heart on fire, my own savior now
Don't need nobody but me, don't need nobody but me
Ha, ha

[Pre-Chorus]
So many days gone
Runnin' away from
All of the ghosts and demons in me
Rebels are restless, wearin' a red dress
Ready to soar, I'm finally free

[Chorus]
I'm climbing up every mountain, only got me by my side
I'm climbing up every mountain, bringing myself back to life
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time

[Verse 2]
Cream lips, my smile
Attitude, too wild
I don't care, I'm here for me, yeah
Now I'm in control, if you cut the rope
I don't care, I'm here for me, yeah, yeah

[Refrain]
Burnin' down
Feel like a Phoenix shut the ashes out
My heart on fire my own savior now
Don't need nobody but me, don't need nobody but me
Ha, ha

[Pre-Chorus]
So many days gone
Runnin' away from
All of the ghosts and demons in me
Rebels are restless, wearin' a red dress
Ready to soar, I'm finally free

[Chorus]
I'm climbing up every mountain, only got me by my side
I'm climbing up every mountain, bringing myself back to life
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time

[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

[Bridge]
So many days gone
Runnin' away from
All of the ghosts and demons in me
Rebels are restless, wearin' a red dress
Ready to soar, I'm finally free

[Chorus]
I'm climbing up every mountain, only got me by my side
I'm climbing up every mountain, bringing myself back to life
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time
I cli-i-i-i-i-i-i-imb
Need nobody this time

References

  1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpkrX_ENPpo

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