Jimmy Recard
"Jimmy Recard" is the first single released by Australian hip hop artist, Drapht,[2] taken from his third album, Brothers Grimm. "Jimmy Recard" received airplay on radio stations across Australia.[3][4][5][6] In an interview with Triple J, Drapht explained how he came up with the name.
I was thinking of successful names so I jumped on the net and actually googled successful names and came up with James and Recard. So I changed James to Jimmy and used Recard as the last name. I think a name does a lot for a character and where you go in life. And it was a positive track on the record because a lot of my stuff kind of feeds from negative ideas.[7]
"Jimmy Recard" | ||||
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Single by Drapht | ||||
from the album Brothers Grimm | ||||
Released | January 2009[1] | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Hip Hop Rap | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Obese | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Ridge, Daniel Rankine | |||
Producer(s) | Trials | |||
Drapht singles chronology | ||||
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The single reached #1 on the AIR Charts[8][9] and #10 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2008.[10][11] The single also broke into the top 100 in the ARIA Charts reaching #92.[12]
Music video
The music video for Jimmy Recard was produced by Moving Still Productions.
The video impresses on the lyrics, with cutout style animation.
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[14] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Track listing
- "Jimmy Recard" - 3:34
References
- "New Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- "Drapht - Jimmy Recard". Planet Urban. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- "Jimmy Recard by Drapht". J Play. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- "Triple R FM playlist". Triple R FM. Archived from the original on 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- "KissFM playlist". KissFm. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- "PBS playlist". PBS. Archived from the original on July 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- "Drapht on finding Jimmy Recard". Triple J. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- "MSP - Moving Still Productions | Jimmy Recard – Music Video for Drapht". Moving Still. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Charts - Australian Music Office". Australian Music Office. 2009-06-13. Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Kings of Leon top Triple J Hottest 100 poll with Sex on Fire". news.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- "history | triple j hottest 100 - 2008 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 2008-12-26. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- "Oz Chartifacts 09 Feb 09". Australian-charts.com. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- "The ARIA Report: Issue 989" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 March 2015.