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| Single by Ocean Alley | ||||
| from the album Chiaroscuro | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2018[1] | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Ocean Alley | |||
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| "Confidence" on YouTube | ||||
"Confidence" is a song recorded by Australian rock group Ocean Alley. It was released on 6 February 2018 as the third single from the group's second studio album, Chiaroscuro (2018). The single was certified platinum in Australia in 2019.
Upon release of the album, Ocean Alley rhythm guitarist Mitch Galbraith said of "Confidence": "We knew we were on to something when we were writing that one, it was different to a lot of our stuff we’d done up to that point. It felt cool for us."[3]
The song was voted number 1 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018.[4]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[5] It was also nominated for Rock of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2019.[6]
The song gained a resurgence in popularity in December 2023 after becoming popular on TikTok, re-entering the ARIA Singles Chart as well as debuting on American and British charts for the first time. It debuted at #37 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 on the chart dated 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Confidence – Single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Ocean Alley have become more confident with the making of Chiaroscuro". The Herald. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Hottest 100 2018". Triple J. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". Noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.