Car Keys (Ayla)

"Car Keys (Ayla)" is a song by Brazilian DJ Alok and American singer Ava Max. It was released on 30 June 2023 through Sony.

Background
On 24 April 2023, English musician Jin Jin posted a photo of a Zoom call containing Ava Max, English singer-songwriter Raye and Brazilian DJ Alok. On 11 May, Max and Alok started following each other on Instagram, hinting at a possible collaboration. Alok teased the song at multiple live shows as well as on his Instagram stories. On 20 June, a snippet of the song leaked. The song features a prominent sample of the trance song "Ayla" (1996) by German DJ Ayla.

Speaking about the collaboration, Alok said, "Ava is someone I've wanted to work with for a long time and I couldn't be happier with the experience and the result", sharing his excitement for the world to hear the song. Max added that it was a "great experience collaborating with Alok". She further spoke positively of "the process of creating the music", including the songwriting and video shoot.

Music video
An accompanying music video was filmed in Hamburg and São Paulo and released on July 19, 2023.

Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal and Spotify.
 * Alok Petrillo – producer
 * Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriter
 * Fridolin Walcher – songwriter, producer
 * Henry Walter – songwriter, producer
 * Ingo Kunzi – songwriter
 * Janée Bennett – songwriter
 * Madison Love – songwriter
 * Oliver Heldens – songwriter, producer
 * Rachel Keen – songwriter
 * Johannes Burger – producer
 * Kilian Wilke – producer
 * OHYES – producer
 * Tom Norris – mix engineer