Black & Blue (Guy Sebastian song)

"Black & Blue"
Single by Guy Sebastian
Released13 November 2015 (2015-11-13)[1]
GenrePop
Length3:39
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Tonight Again"
(2015) 		"Black & Blue"
(2015) 		"Desert"
(2016)

"Black & Blue" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian, released as a stand-alone single in November 2015. "Black & Blue" peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song became his 25th Top 100 entry and his twentieth Top 20 hit in Australia.[2]

Sebastian explains "Black & Blue" is a hindsight song about not appreciating something you had that was great, it is now gone and you know it’s only yourself that is to blame."[3]

Two remixes were released on iTunes on 22 January 2016.

Release and promotion

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Sebastian performed "Black & Blue" on The X Factor on 17 November 2015.[4]

Music video

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The video premiered on 30 November 2015. It was directed by Matt Sharp.[5] the music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016.[6]

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Black & Blue" – 3:39
  • Remixes Single
  1. "Black & Blue" (Paces Remix) – 3:30[7]
  • Remixes Single
  1. "Black & Blue" (YMNO Remix) – 3:32[8]

Charts

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Weekly chart

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 17

Year-end chart

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Chart (2015) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[10] 33

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Black & Blue by Guy Sebastian". iTunes. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ARIA Singles: Adele 'Hello' Stays At No 1 For 4th Week". GAVIN RYAN. www.noise11.com. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Guy Sebastian To Head Out On Extensive Australian Tour For 2016". PAUL CASHMERE. www.noise11.com. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Guy Sebastian - Black & Blue - The X Factor Australia 2015". www.youtube.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue". www.youtube.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Black & Blue Paces Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Black & Blue YMNO Remix single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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