Silent Assassin (song)

"Silent Assassin"
Single by Tkay Maidza and Flume
from the album Sweet Justice
Released7 July 2023[1]
Length2:07
Label4AD, Dew Process
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Flume[1]
Tkay Maidza singles chronology
"Be Somebody"
(2023)
"Silent Assassin"
(2023)
"Ring-a-Ling"
(2023)
Flume singles chronology
"Slugger 1.4 (2014 Export.WAV)"
(2022)
"Silent Assassin"
(2023)

"Silent Assassin" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Tkay Maidza and Australian electronic musician Flume released on 7 July 2023[2] as the lead single from Maidza's second studio album, Sweet Justice.

In a press statement, Maidza said "I like to move in silence, but this song is a reminder that people shouldn't count me out or underestimate my abilities; they should be afraid when I'm quiet as I come back more evolved".[3]

At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hip Hop/Rap Release .[4]

The song was nominated for Best Single at the Rolling Stone Australia Awards.[5]

  1. ^ a b Christian Eede (7 July 2023). "Tkay Maidza Shares New Track, 'Silent Assassin'". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ Conor Lochrie (7 July 2023). "Tkay Maidza and Flume Thrillingly Combine on 'Silent Assassin'". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ Surej Singh (7 July 2023). "Tkay Maidza and Flume team up for new single, 'Silent Assassin'". NME. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Troye Sivan, Kylie Minogue & Dom Dolla Among 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards Nominees". Rolling Stone Australia. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.