A Foreign Affair (song)

"A Foreign Affair"
Digital artwork
Single by Client Liaison featuring Tina Arena
from the album Diplomatic Immunity
Released30 August 2017 (2017-08-30)[1]
Recorded2016
Length4:21
LabelClient Liaison
Songwriter(s)
  • Harvey Miller
  • Monte Morgan
Producer(s)Client Liaison
Client Liaison singles chronology
"Off White Limousine"
(2017) 		"A Foreign Affair"
(2017) 		"Survival in the City"
(2018)
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Chains"
(2015) 		"A Foreign Affair"
(2017) 		"Tant que tu es là"
(2017)
Music video
"A Foreign Affair" on YouTube

"A Foreign Affair" is a song written and produced by Australian group Client Liaison, featuring Tina Arena. The song was released on 30 August 2017 as the fourth and final single from Client Liaison's debut studio album Diplomatic Immunity (2016).

The video was released on 29 August 2017 with Arena saying "It's been a lot of fun working with Client Liaison, from recording the song last summer and to crashing their set at Splendour, this clip ties it all together nicely! Grab a gin & tonic and get ready for take-off."[2]

The song includes a lyrical allusion to Arena's own hit single "Sorrento Moon".[3][4]

The Tim White directed video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, losing out to "Moments" by Bliss n Eso..[5]

At the J Awards of 2017, the song won the Australian Video of the Year.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "A Foreign Affair - featuring Tina Arena". amazon. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Watch – Client Liaison 'A Foreign Affair'". Remote Control Records. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Watch: Client Liaison & Tina Arena in 'A Foreign Affair'". Mix Down Mag. 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Client Liaison's surprise Tina Arena cameo was the talk of Splendour". news.com.au. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. ^ "The J Award 2017". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Triple J Announces J Award Winners For 2017". Music Feeds. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ^ "J Awards 2017". ABC. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.