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{{Infobox song
| name = Dinosaurs
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = [[Ruby Fields]]
| album = Permanent Hermit
| B-side =
| released = 18 September 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/dinosaurs-single/1429047189|title=Dinosaurs – Single by Ruby Fields on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>
| format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Media streaming|streaming]]
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:53
| label = Ruby Fields
| writer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Ritalin
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = [[The Unguarded Moment (song)|The Unguarded Moment]]
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|l_s-AHJ7Rqg|"Dinosaurs"}}}}
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"'''Dinosaurs'''" is a song by Australian singer songwriter, [[Ruby Fields]]. It was released in September 2018 as the lead single from Field's second extended play ''Permanent Hermit''. It was certified gold in Australia in 2020.

At the [[APRA Music Awards of 2020]], the song was nominated for Most Performed Rock Work of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/tones-and-i-leads-nominations-for-2020-virtual-apra-awards-20200407|title= Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards|website=Noise11|date=7 April 2020|accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/|title=2020 Awards|website=APRA|date=7 April 2020|accessdate=11 April 2020}}</ref>

==Reception==
Sose Fuamoli from Triple J said "Heart on sleeve, weaving depth in through a simple arrangement that lands with one helluva emotional punch, Ruby has continued to operate in an indie rock space listeners of her music will be familiar but when that explosion of sound hits at the 03:04 mark, she truly shines under the spotlight."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/first-spin-ruby-fields-dinosaurs/10264538|title=First Spin: Ruby Fields' "Dinosaurs" is heart on sleeve songwriting at its best |website=ABC|date=18 September 2018|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>

Simon Clark from the AU Review call the song "stunning" saying "[it's] really beautiful stuff – understated initially, with a focus on Fields' vocals and lyrics, before a cathartic explosion of sound in the closing minute. There's a tinge of melancholy to the record, but it's never dour or overbearing, instead there is an emotional vulnerability to Fields' delivery that is endearing and reflects an ever increasing maturity to her songwriting."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/track-of-the-day-ruby-fields-dinosaur-2018/|title= |website=The AU Review|date=18 September 2018|accessdate=3 July 2020}}</ref>

==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|certyear=2020|relyear=2018|artist=Ruby Fields|title=Dinosaurs|award=Gold|accessdate=2 July 2020|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2018 singles]]
[[Category:2018 songs]]
[[Category:Australian songs]]
[[Category:Australian pop songs]]

Revision as of 04:45, 3 July 2020

"Dinosaurs"
Single by Ruby Fields
from the album Permanent Hermit
Released18 September 2018[1]
Length3:53
LabelRuby Fields
Ruby Fields singles chronology
"Ritalin"
(2018)
"Dinosaurs"
(2018)
"The Unguarded Moment"
(2019)
Music video
"Dinosaurs" on YouTube

"Dinosaurs" is a song by Australian singer songwriter, Ruby Fields. It was released in September 2018 as the lead single from Field's second extended play Permanent Hermit. It was certified gold in Australia in 2020.

At the APRA Music Awards of 2020, the song was nominated for Most Performed Rock Work of the Year.[2][3]

Reception

Sose Fuamoli from Triple J said "Heart on sleeve, weaving depth in through a simple arrangement that lands with one helluva emotional punch, Ruby has continued to operate in an indie rock space listeners of her music will be familiar but when that explosion of sound hits at the 03:04 mark, she truly shines under the spotlight."[4]

Simon Clark from the AU Review call the song "stunning" saying "[it's] really beautiful stuff – understated initially, with a focus on Fields' vocals and lyrics, before a cathartic explosion of sound in the closing minute. There's a tinge of melancholy to the record, but it's never dour or overbearing, instead there is an emotional vulnerability to Fields' delivery that is endearing and reflects an ever increasing maturity to her songwriting."[5]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Dinosaurs – Single by Ruby Fields on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards". Noise11. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Awards". APRA. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ "First Spin: Ruby Fields' "Dinosaurs" is heart on sleeve songwriting at its best". ABC. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ The AU Review. 18 September 2018 https://www.theaureview.com/music/track-of-the-day-ruby-fields-dinosaur-2018/. Retrieved 3 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 July 2020.