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{{short description|Song by Australian singer Toni Watson}} |
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| name = Cloudy Day |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[Tones and I]] |
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| released = {{start date|2021|6|10|df=yes}} |
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| genre = <!--Please source genres--> |
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| length = 3:05 |
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| label = {{hlist|Bad Batch|[[Sony Music]]|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]}} |
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| writer = [[Tones and I|Toni Watson]] |
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| producer = {{hlist|Watson|[[Dann Hume]]}} |
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| prev_title = [[Won't Sleep]] |
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| prev_year = 2021 |
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|V91GRYjlR2I|"Cloudy Day"}}}} |
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"'''Cloudy Day'''" is a song by Australian singer Toni Watson, known professionally as [[Tones and I]]. It was released on 10 June 2021 through Bad Batch Records, distributed by [[Sony Music]] in Australia and New Zealand and globally by [[Elektra Records]] as the third single from her debut studio album, ''[[Welcome to the Madhouse]]''. |
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About the track, Tones and I said After her friend Ben Tournier (aka "T") passed away in January 2021, she was struggling to complete her album. She was called into [[Sony Music Australia]] CEO [[Denis Handlin]]'s office who told her this saying from his late mum — 'on a cloudy day, look up into the sky and find the sun'.<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/tones-and-i-eases-back-into-the-pop-star-cycle-after-suffering-a-cloudy-day-1234993766/|title=Tones and I Eases Back Into the Pop Star Cycle After Suffering a "Cloudy Day" |website=Variety|date=10 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021|author=Tailor, Leena}}</ref> Tones said "I knew I wanted to use that as a lyric and the next time I went into the studio I wrote 'Cloudy Day'."<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-tones-and-is-uplifting-new-single-cloudy-day-2966325|title=Listen to Tones And I's uplifting new single "Cloudy Day"|website=NME|date=11 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021|author=Brereton, Great}}</ref> |
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== Music Video == |
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The music video was directed by lead animator Chris Yee and produced by Heckler. The video was released on 11 June 2021. |
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==Critical reception== |
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Greta Brereton from ''[[NME Australia|NME]]'' opined the song "is reminiscent of her 2020 "[[Fly Away (Tones and I song)|Fly Away]]" saying it featured "soaring chorus crescendos and choir-style vocal accompaniment, big brass and rhythmic clapping add to the gospel feel of the track, which also arrived alongside an animated music video."<ref name="NME"/> |
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Leena Tailor from ''Variety Magazine'' called the song "the perfect pandemic anthem".<ref name="variety"/> |
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==Charts== |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2021) |
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |
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! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 June 2021|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1633|page=4|date=21 June 2021}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5095|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=21 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Tones and I}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:2021 singles]] |
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[[Category:2021 songs]] |
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[[Category:Tones and I songs]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Tones and I]] |
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Revision as of 05:09, 27 June 2021
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| Released | 10 June 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Toni Watson | |||
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"Cloudy Day" is a song by Australian singer Toni Watson, known professionally as Tones and I. It was released on 10 June 2021 through Bad Batch Records, distributed by Sony Music in Australia and New Zealand and globally by Elektra Records as the third single from her debut studio album, Welcome to the Madhouse.
About the track, Tones and I said After her friend Ben Tournier (aka "T") passed away in January 2021, she was struggling to complete her album. She was called into Sony Music Australia CEO Denis Handlin's office who told her this saying from his late mum — 'on a cloudy day, look up into the sky and find the sun'.[1] Tones said "I knew I wanted to use that as a lyric and the next time I went into the studio I wrote 'Cloudy Day'."[2]
Music Video
The music video was directed by lead animator Chris Yee and produced by Heckler. The video was released on 11 June 2021.
Critical reception
Greta Brereton from NME opined the song "is reminiscent of her 2020 "Fly Away" saying it featured "soaring chorus crescendos and choir-style vocal accompaniment, big brass and rhythmic clapping add to the gospel feel of the track, which also arrived alongside an animated music video."[2]
Leena Tailor from Variety Magazine called the song "the perfect pandemic anthem".[1]
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 61 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[4] | 26 |
References
- ^ a b Tailor, Leena (10 June 2021). "Tones and I Eases Back Into the Pop Star Cycle After Suffering a "Cloudy Day"". Variety. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b Brereton, Great (11 June 2021). "Listen to Tones And I's uplifting new single "Cloudy Day"". NME. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 June 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1633. Australian Recording Industry Association. 21 June 2021. p. 4.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.