"Awkward" is a song recorded by Australian indie pop band San Cisco and released in September 2011 as the lead single from their second extended play of the same name (2012).
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| Single by San Cisco | ||||
| from the album Awkward | ||||
| Released | 20 September 2011 | |||
| Studio | Sound Park Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:33 | |||
| Label | Island City Records | |||
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| "Awkward" on YouTube | ||||
In January 2012, the song was voted number 7 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011, and following this result, debuted and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2012 and was certified platinum in Australia in 2013. The song was later also voted number 78 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s.
The song is a story of a young man stalking his crush, with duelling vocals by Jordi Davieson and Scarlett Stevens.[2]
At the 2012 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Most Popular Music Video and Most Popular Single.[3]
In 2020, the song was used as part of an advertising campaign by KFC Australia.[4]
Reception
editMusic Feeds called the song "an unmistakable pop gem"[5] while Christiana Bartolini from Indie Shuffle described the song as "simple, upbeat and actually really cute".[6]
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 32 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 74 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Awkward single". AIRIT. October 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "San Cisco not so Awkward after all". Northern Star. February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "2012 WAMi Awards Winners Announced". Music Feeds. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "KFC's $4.95 Fill Up". YouTube. April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "San Cisco Awkward". November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "San Cisco Awkward". Indie Shuffle. April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "San Cisco – Awkward". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "San Cisco – Awkward" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 April 2020.