Reprisal (EP)

Reprisal is the second extended play by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk; featuring two tracks: "Fire" and "Distant Arizona".[1] The EP was released on 18 May 2018[2] and has peaked at number 12 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. "Fire" includes uncredited vocals from Melbourne songwriter Sarah Aarons,[3] and was released to radio on 11 May 2018. Sales of "Fire" counted towards the EP's chart placement.

Reprisal
EP by
Peking Duk
Released11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)
Length8:26
LabelSony Australia
Producer
Peking Duk chronology
Songs to Sweat To
(2015)		 Reprisal
(2018)
Singles from Reprisal
  1. "Fire"
    Released: 11 May 2018

Inspired by spaghetti westerns and Quentin Tarantino, and by director-producer Ryan Sauer, the two songs combine to form "Reprisal"; a tale of vengeance and retribution.[4]

Reception

auspOp said: "'Fire' is undoubtedly the most commercial of the two and is primed for commercial radio airplay", adding "'Distant Arizona' is a slightly grittier electronic piece, with Alister from Cloud Control providing the vocals." The website also called the project "seriously impressive".[5]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fire"
  • Hyde
  • Styles
  • Littlemore
3:46
2."Distant Arizona" (featuring Cloud Control)
  • Hyde
  • Styles
4:40
Total length:8:26

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 12

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 52
Australian Artist (ARIA)[8] 5
Chart (2019) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[9] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 3× Platinum 210,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Australia 11 May 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
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References
  1. "New Music Friday All Stars: Peking Duk's "Reprisal" Short Film Is a Must-See". Early Bird NYC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. "Reprisal – Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "Uncharted: Selena Gomez leads the charge to radio, Peking Duk have fire in their bellies". The Music Network. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. "First Spin: Peking Duk drop two singles as part of cinematic video 'Reprisal'". ABC. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. "Peking Duk Debut 'Reprisal'". auspOp. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. "ARIA End of Year Singles 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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