Addicted (Bliss n Eso song)

Addicted is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It was released 1 August 2010 through Illusive Sounds as the second single from the trio's fourth studio album Running On Air. It debuted at No. 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart, peaked at No. 38 and went on to spend a total of 33 weeks on the chart, making it one of 'Bliss n Eso's' biggest hits.[1][2] "Addicted" finished at No. 23 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010.[3] The song's music video was created using stop motion animation with graffiti. "Addicted" received highly positive reviews and is regarded to be one of the best songs on "Running On Air".

"Addicted"
Single by Bliss n Eso
from the album Running On Air
Released1 August 2010
GenreHip hop
Length3:51
LabelIllusive Sounds
Songwriter(s)Jonathon Notley and Max MacKinnon
Bliss n Eso singles chronology
"Down by the River"
(2010)		 "Addicted"
(2010)		 "Reflections"
(2010)

An instrumental version is used as the theme song for seasons 2-4 of Hamish & Andy's Gap Year.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was released on 2 November 2010. It runs for three minutes and ten seconds, and was directed by James Solomon. The film clip uses stop motion animation to animate graffiti as it moves along the walls of a warehouse and also features a man skateboarding in the warehouse. 2,200 photos were taken. The video was shot over the span of three months in a warehouse in Auckland, New Zealand. The artwork was done by graffiti artists 'Askew One' and 'Deus'. Over 300 cans of paint were used in the filming of the video. On YouTube one upload of the video has over 1.5 million views, and another upload has over 500,000 views.[4]

Critical reception

The song received highly positive reviews. Thevine.com.au was positive, writing "The song opens with the simplest of piano chords for Eso to rap over before a rolling drum marks the beginning of an intricate amalgamation of live instrumentation and sample based production that crescendos into a song that soars. Both Bliss and Eso are at their lyrical sharpest, questioning the socio-political status quo in a manner that matches the uplifting nature of the music".[5]

Chart performance

The song debuted No. 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart and climbed as high as No. 38. The song spent 33 weeks on the chart, charting from August 2010 to March 2011. The song also finished at No. 23 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010, above "Down By The River" and "Reflections".[1][2]

Charts
Charts (2011) Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart[6] 38

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] 2× Platinum 140,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "ARIA Report Issue 1067" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. "ARIA Report Issue 1101" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. "Triple J Hottest 100 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. "Bliss n Eso - Addicted (Official Video Clip)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Bliss n Eso -Running On Air Review". TheVine.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. "Australian charts portal Bliss n Eso". ARIA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
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