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"Bloom"
Promotional single cover of the 2016 release of "Bloom" / Renegade"
Single by The Paper Kites
ReleasedSeptember 2010 (2010-09)
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:30
Songwriter(s)
  • Samuel Bentley
  • Christina Lacy
Producer(s)
  • Tim Johnston
  • The Paper Kites
The Paper Kites singles chronology
"Bloom"
(2010) 		"Featherstone"
(2011)
Music video
"Bloom" on YouTube

"Bloom" is a song by Australian band The Paper Kites, released independently as the band's first single in 2010.[1] "Bloom" was written by Samuel Bentley and Christina Lacy, and produced by Tim Johnston and the Paper Kites themselves.

"Bloom" was included as a bonus track in the digital release their debut EP Woodland in March 2013.

A promotional double-A sided CD single was released in the United Kingdom in 2016, with "Renegade".

In Canada and the United States, the song was certified platinum.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Pete Seamons and vocalist Sam Bentley.[2] The clip starts with a woman and man waking up, finding both of them a tin can phone, deciding to follow the cord through a forest. It also shows the band members playing their respective instruments around a tree. Finally, both meet and follow the cord up to the tree where the band members were playing, finding only a banjo leaning on the tree.

Track listing

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CD single
  1. "Bloom"
  2. "Sink in"
  3. "Heavy Hearts & Thread" (Demo)
  4. "Eve" (Demo)
  5. "Arms" (Demo)
  6. "Drifting"

Personnel

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Adapted from the "Bloom" liner notes.[3]

The Paper Kites

Production

  • Tim Johnston: production
  • The Paper Kites: production

Certifications

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Certifications for "Bloom"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[5] Gold 45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[6] Gold 25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[7] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "The Paper Kites". Moshtix. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ Description of the music video on YouTube, retrieved 25 November 2019
  3. ^ "Album Woodland - EP, The Paper Kites". Qobuz. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Danish single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Italian single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Dutch single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 4 September 2024. Enter Bloom in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2020 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  8. ^ "Spanish single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "British single certifications – Paper Kites – Bloom". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – The Paper Kites – Bloom". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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