Start Again

"Start Again"
Single by Conrad Sewell
from the album All I Know
Released	10 March 2015[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop
Length	3:37
Label	300
Writer(s)	Conrad Sewell Jamie Hartman
Producer(s)	Jamie Hartman
Conrad Sewell singles chronology
"Hold Me Up" (2015) "Start Again" (2015) "Braver Love" (2015)

"Start Again" is the second solo single from Australian singer Conrad Sewell. The song is co-written by Sewell and Jamie Hartman. The song laments the loss of a lover and the fervent hope to get back off to a fresh start.^[2] It was released in the United States and Australia on March 10, 2015.^[3]

The song was almost given to Kylie Minogue but Sewell decided "it didn't sound like a Kylie song" and forged ahead with his own version of the composition.^[4][5]

In an interview on Joy 94.9, Sewell said he recorded the track in one take^[6] and was driven by "pure emotion" that just "came easily".^[7] Sewell said, "I need to be singing soulful music like this!"^[8]

Promotion

On March 11, 2015, Sewell performed the song live on The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda and Elvis Duran named him the show's artist of the month. His song was also featured on a preview of the Australian TV show Home and Away.^[9]

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Start Again"	3:37

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[12]	Platinum	70,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one singles of 2015 (Australia)

Awards

"Start Again" won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year and the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.

References

1. "Start Again - Single". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. "AMIE HARTMAN AND CONRAD SEWELL "START AGAIN"". www.reservoir-media.com/. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
3. "Start Again – Single by Conrad Sewell". iTunes US. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
4. Sarah Grant (14 January 2015). "Meet Pop's Hair-Flipping, Rock-Loving Rising Star Conrad". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
5. "Aussie singer Conrad Sewell is touring with Ed Sheeran after scoring US deal". www.news.com.au. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
6. Leo (1 June 2015). "Conrad Sewell (Friday Morning Show)". joy.org.au. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
7. "INTERVIEW: CONRAD SEWELL". www.notionmagazine.com. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
8. "Conrad Official Bio". www.conradofficial.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
9. "AMIE HARTMAN AND CONRAD SEWELL "START AGAIN"". www.reservoir-media.com/. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
10. "Australian-charts.com – Conrad Sewell – Start Again". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
11. "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.