Tightrope (Illy song)

"Tightrope"
Single by Illy featuring Scarlett Stevens
from the album Cinematic
Released 21 March 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:53 (Album version)
3:37 (Single version)
Writer(s) Mark Landon, Alasdair Murray
Producer(s) M-Phazes
Illy singles chronology
"Cinematic"
(2013)		 "Tightrope"
(2014)

"Tightrope" is a song by Australian rapper, Illy. Written by Mark Landon and Alasdair Murray[1] and produced by the former under his stage name, M-Phazes[2] the song was first released in March 2014 through Illy's record label, ONETWO[3] as the fourth single from Illy's fourth studio album, Cinematic (2013).[4]

"Tightrope" was well received by fans[5] and was also singled out as one of the strongest tracks on Cinematic in Navarone Farrell's review of the latter for The AU Review.[6]

Background and release

Whilst recording material for his fourth studio album, Cinematic (2013), Illy collaborated with a variety of artists including the Hilltop Hoods, Daniel Merriweather and Ahren Stringer of The Amity Afflcition among others. When asked about the album's material Illy responded, "It’s the most ambitious work I’ve done and these are the biggest risks I’ve taken, but I believe they’re the strongest songs I’ve written".[5]

"Tightrope" was eventually released as the follow-up to the album's third single, "Youngbloods" in March 2014.[3] While the album version of the song features guest vocals by Kristina Miltiadou[7][8][9][10] the single version features vocals by Scarlett Stevens.[3] Despite this, the original version was released to radio and also used in the song's accompanying music video. When speaking about the single, Illy commented, "Tightrope has been going off on the tour. It’s good to have a single that can also be a track that goes down really well in a live performance".[5]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video runs for approximately three minutes and thirty-seven seconds. The video centres on Illy who is seen rowing a boat across a lake. As he continues to do so however, he is followed and subsequently shot at by a woman, causing his boat to sink and sending him into the water.[11]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Tightrope"   3:37

Chart performance

"Tightrope" debuted at number thirty-nine on the Australian ARIA singles chart and after re-entering the chart twice, eventually reached its peak position of number eighteen during its ninth week on the chart, thereby becoming Illy's first top twenty hit and his highest charting single to date.[1] The song was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments in excess of 70,000 copies.

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[12] 18
Australian Artist Singles Chart (ARIA)[13] 6
Australian Digital Tracks Chart (ARIA)[14] 19
Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA)[15] 3

Year-end chart

Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 69

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Steffen Hung. "australian-charts.com - Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens - Tightrope". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Illy – Tightrope (song)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "iTunes - Music - Tightrope (feat. Scarlett Stevens) - Single by Illy". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  4. ↑ Josep Vinaixa. "Illy “Tightrope” (featuring Scarlett Stevens) [Video Premiere]". josepvinaixa.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  5. 1 2 3 Mitch Rodd. "Illy’s tightrope leads to town". Sunraysia Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  6. ↑ "http://www.theaureview.com/albums/illy-cinematic-2013-lp". theaureview.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014. External link in |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Hayes, Joshua. "Illy". X-press Magazine. X-press Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Josep Vinaixa. "Illy "Tightrope" (featuring Scarlett Stevens) [Video Premiere]". josepvinaixa.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  9. ↑ Kelly, Nic. "“I don’t know, is that too deep?” asked Illy as we talked about his new album Cinematic". Project U. Project U. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Cinematic by Illy". iTunes Music Store. Apple. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  11. ↑ VMusic. "Watch Illy's watery demise in new vid for 'Tightrope'". VMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  12. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Illy – Tightrope". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  13. ↑ ARIA. "ARIA Australian Artists". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  14. ↑ ARIA. "ARIA Digital Chart". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  15. ↑ ARIA. "ARIA Urban Chart". ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – 2014 Singles accreditations". 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
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