Parachute (Timomatic song)
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Song |
"Parachute" is a song by Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer Timomatic. It was released as a digital download in Australia on 5 June 2013. The song peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. "Parachute" and its accompanying music video were nominated at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards for Song of the Year and Best Video.[1]
Background
"Parachute" was written by Teddy Sky, Johnny Powers Severin, Ameerah Roelants and Jimmy Thornfeldt. Timomatic recorded the single in Los Angeles with producer Johnny Powers Severin.[2] Timomatic and Severin had penned two tracks together before Severin, part of super producer RedOne's team of hitmakers, played him "Parachute".[2] Timomatic said, "I wanted that track, it's my sound, it's perfect."[2] When speaking about the song, he said: "When the emotion is real, it's easy to sing about, easy to write about, easy to be inspired. The song is about a guy having complete trust in his other half to jump into any situation and know you're going to be OK is a big thing, a very big thing."[2]
"Parachute" was released digitally on 5 June 2013.[3]
Promotion
The music video for "Parachute" was directed by Marc Furmie and Elisa Mercurio, and released onto YouTube on 19 June 2013.[1][4] The video was nominated for Best Video at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards.[1] Timomatic performed "Parachute" for the first time at the 2013 State of Origin game one, held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on 5 June."[2] He then went on to perform "Parachute" on the final of The Block Australia Sky High.[5]
Track listings
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Parachute" | 3:40 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 3 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 22 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2013) | Position |
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ARIA Singles Chart[8] | 45 |
Australian Artists Singles Chart[9] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[3] | 5 June 2013 | Digital download | Sony Music Australia |
Austria[11] | |||
Belgium[12] | |||
Canada | |||
Denmark[13] | |||
Finland[14] | |||
France[15] | |||
Ireland[16] | |||
Italy[17] | |||
Netherlands[18] | |||
New Zealand[19] | |||
Norway[20] | |||
Portugal[21] | |||
Spain[22] | |||
Sweden[22] | |||
Switzerland[23] | |||
United Kingdom[24] | |||
United States[25] |
References
- ^ a b c "ARIA Awards 2013 Nominations Announced". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Australia's Got Talent judge and pop star Timomatic launches new single Parachute for love". news.com.au. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ a b iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
- ^ Timomatic - Parachute on YouTube
- ^ "Exclusive: Timomatic performs 'Set It Off'". ninemsn.com.au. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Timomatic – Parachute". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Timomatic – Parachute". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Singles 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
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- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
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- ^ a b iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
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- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic
- ^ iTunes - Music - Parachute - Single by Timomatic