Adore (Amy Shark song)

"Adore"
Single by Amy Shark
from the album Night Thinker and Love Monster
Released26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Amy Shark singles chronology
"Golden Fleece"
(2016) 		"Adore"
(2016) 		"Weekends"
(2017)
Music video
"Adore" on YouTube

"Adore" is a song written and recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark. It was released independently and digitally on 26 July 2016 and re-released in November 2016 after signing with Sony Music Australia.[1][2] It received heavy airplay on Triple J and quickly gained traction with other more mainstream radio stations in early 2017.

Shark described the track as a tribute to those that are "crushing hard", and ultimately wants to instill confidence in those who feel like they are trapped in a world of emotional turmoil.[3] Speaking to Savage Thrills, Shark said "I wrote it very quickly and the second I threw my headphones on to listen back to what I had recorded through my phone I knew it was special. [it's] just one of those songs that didn't need heaps of words".[4]

"Adore" peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 4× Platinum.[5]

In January 2017, the song placed second in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[6]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[7] At the APRA Music Awards of 2017 the song was also nominated for Song of the Year,[8] and at the APRA Music Awards of 2018, it won Pop Work of the Year.[9]

In 2018, Shark won the prestigious Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.[10][11]

At the Queensland Music Awards 2017 "Adore" won Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year and Regional Song of the Year.[12] At the Queensland Music Awards 2018 "Adore" won Highest Selling Single.[13]

The song was featured as background music in S4E4, "Girl's Night", of the Canadian comedy Schitt's Creek. It is used to emotionally punctuate the scene where Alexis realizes she is still in love with her former boyfriend.[14]

  1. ^ "Adore (single) by Amy Shark". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "THE PURGE #183". auspOp. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AtWood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Amy Shark – Interview With An Artist On The Rise". Savage Thrills. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Triple j's Hottest 100: Relive the top 10 songs including Flume's Never Be Like You". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "2017 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 APRA Music Award Winners Announced". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Amy Shark, Sia, Paul Kelly Among Winners at 2018 APRA Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Past Winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Amy Shark wins $50,000 Vanda and Young songwriting competition". ABC. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Past Winners 2020". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Past Winners 2018". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Amy Shark's Facebook post". Facebook.