Black & Blue (Guy Sebastian song)

"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]

"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)

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

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

Music video

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
  • 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

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

Year-end chart
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart[10] 33

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

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  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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