| "Cruel" | ||||
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| Single by Alfie Arcuri | ||||
| from the album Zenith | ||||
| Released | 10 July 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
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| Alfie Arcuri singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Cruel" on YouTube | ||||
"Cruel" is the debut and winner's single by season five winner of The Voice Australia, Alfie Arcuri. It was released digitally immediately after he was announced the winner on 10 July 2016, as the lead single from his debut studio album Zenith. The song peaked at number 89 on the ARIA Singles Chart, selling 1,458 in its first week, becoming the show's worst performing winner's single to date.[1][2]
Lynnette Guzman from Australian Network News believes "music insiders considered the likely mismatch of Arcuri's singing style with the pop song as the problem."[3]
The music video was released on 18 August 2016.[4]
- ^ "The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri's new single hits a flat note". news.com.au. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice Australia 2016 winner Alfie Arcuri suffers Cruel flop in ARIA charts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice 2016 Australia Winner Alfie Arcuri Hated by Fans? Cruel 'Totally Ignored'". Australian Network News. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Alfie Arcuri – Cruel". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via YouTube.