"Crying Underwater" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im, released on 13 September 2019. The song marks the beginning of a new chapter in Im's career, as it was released independently. Im said of the release; "There is so much pressure in today's society to always look happy so we end up feeling like we're not allowed to talk about how we really feel, Just like you're crying underwater where no one can see you crying."[1] Speaking to The Courier-Mail, Im said "It's a song I wrote about somebody I knew who seemed really happy and he took his own life."
| "Crying Underwater" | ||||
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| Single by Dami Im | ||||
| from the album My Reality | ||||
| Released | 13 September 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Dami Im | |||
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| "Crying Underwater" on YouTube | ||||
In her autobiography Dreamer Im further explains, "We [Michael Tan and I] went into the studio for our session, we spoke about a friend and fellow musician who had recently died by suicide... our friend had seemed really happy, but he must have been struggling underneath. In my conversation with Michael, we spoke about how hard it is for men to talk about their emotions and their challenges and that's how 'Crying Underwater' came to life.[2]
Im performed the song live on Sunrise on 13 September[3][4] and on Studio 10 on 19 September 2019.
Track listings
edit- Digital download
- "Crying Underwater" – 3:39
- Digital download
- "Crying Underwater" (Taekn remix) – 3:26
Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[5] | 28 |
| Australia Independent (AIR)[6] | 3 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia | 13 September 2019[7] | Digital download, streaming | Dami Im |
References
edit- ^ "Dami Im Is Crying Underwater". auspOp. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Im, Dami (2022). Dreamer. Australia: Hachette. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-7336-4907-3.
- ^ "Watch Dami Im perform her new single 'Crying Underwater'". 7News. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Dami Im performs 'Crying Underwater' live Sunrise". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "The week beginning 23 September 2020". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Crying Underwater -single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2019.