Black & Blue (Guy Sebastian song)

"Black & Blue"
Single by Guy Sebastian
Released 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length 3:39
Label Sony
Writer(s)
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Tonight Again"
(2015)
"Black & Blue"
(2015)

"Black & Blue" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian. It was released as the first single from Sebastian's forth-coming ninth studio album. "Black & Blue" peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song became his 25th Top 100 entry and his twentieth Top 20 hit in Australia.[2]

Sebastian explains "Black & Blue" is a hindsight song about not appreciating something you had that was great, it is now gone and you know it’s only yourself that is to blame."[3]

Two remixes were released on iTunes on 22 January 2016.

Release and promotion

Sebastian performed "Black & Blue" on The X Factor on 17 November 2015.[4]

Music video

The video premiered on 30 November 2015. It was directed by Matt Sharp.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Black & Blue" – 3:39
  1. "Black & Blue" (Paces Remix) – 3:30[6]
  1. "Black & Blue" (YMNO Remix) – 3:32[7]

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2015) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[8] 17

Year-end chart

Chart (2015) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[9] 33

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Black & Blue by Guy Sebastian". iTunes. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Stays At No 1 For 4th Week". GAVIN RYAN. www.noise11.com. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Guy Sebastian To Head Out On Extensive Australian Tour For 2016". PAUL CASHMERE. www.noise11.com. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Guy Sebastian - Black & Blue - The X Factor Australia 2015". www.youtube.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue". www.youtube.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Black & Blue Paces Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Black & Blue YMNO Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (16 January 2016). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself' Spends 6th Week at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 16 January 2016.


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