On Tour (song)

"On Tour"
Single by Bliss n Eso
from the album Flying Colours Live
Released 12 June 2009
Format Digital download
Genre Hip hop
Length 2:54
Label Illusive Sounds
Writer(s) Jonathon Notley and Max MacKinnon
Bliss n Eso singles chronology
"Field of Dreams"
(2009)		 "On Tour"
(2009)		 "Down by the River"
(2010)

On Tour is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It was released 12 June 2009 through Illusive Sounds.[1] The song appeared on the live album Flying Colours Live, as a bonus track. The song peaked at No. 76 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2]

Content

The song opens with Bliss yelling to Eso from his car that they are going to be late for a flight. In the song Bliss n Eso describe life on tour.

Samples

The contains samples of 'Hit the Road Jack' by Ray Charles, 'Khe Sanh' by Cold Chisel, and 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'.[3] It also contains the lyric "Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn", which comes from Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang.

Chart performance

The song spent a total of two weeks on the ARIA Singles Chart. It song debuted and peaked at No. 76 on the chart, the following week it dropped to No. 84 and then fell off the chart.[4]

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[5] 76

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes - Bliss n Eso - On Tour". iTunes. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Report Issue 1010" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "On Tour - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Report Issue 1010" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Report Issue 1010" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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