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Clarity (Vance Joy song)

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"Clarity"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album In Our Own Sweet Time
Released8 April 2022
Length3:47
LabelLiberation
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Little
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Don't Fade"
(2022)
"Clarity"
(2022)
"Every Side of You"
(2022)
Music video
"Clarity" on YouTube

"Clarity" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 8 April 2022[1] through Liberation Music as the third single from Joy's third studio album, In Our Own Sweet Time.

According to a press release, Joy wrote it over Zoom with Joel Little shortly after a Halloween party.[2]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Pop Release and Song of the Year.[3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2023, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.[4] It was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year.[5]

Reception

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Ellie Robinson from NME said "The new track adds a world of depth to the folky indie-pop slant of Joy's earlier material, supplementing his cool and cruisy acoustic strumming with deep bass grooves, crisp and low-key, yet duly impactful drums and a soaring horn section."[2]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Clarity"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 41

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Clarity"
Chart (2022) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[7] 15

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Vance Joy announces third album, In Our Own Sweet Time". Tone Deaf. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Vance Joy shares bubbly new single 'Clarity', details third album". NME. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ "These 20 songs are up for 2023 APRA Song Of The Year". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Vance Joy – Clarity". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Singles Chart for 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 February 2023.