A Foreign Affair (song)

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"A Foreign Affair"
A Foreign Affair by Client Liaison.jpg
Digital artwork
Single by Client Liaison featuring Tina Arena
from the album Diplomatic Immunity
Released30 August 2017 (2017-08-30) [1]
Recorded2016
Length4:21
Label Client Liaison
Songwriter(s)
  • Harvey Miller
  • Monte Morgan
Producer(s) Client Liaison
Client Liaison singles chronology
"Off White Limousine"
(2017)		"A Foreign Affair"
(2017)		"Survival in the City"
(2018)
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Chains"
(2015)		"A Foreign Affair"
(2017)		"Tant que tu es là"
(2017)
Music video
"A Foreign Affair" on YouTube

"A Foreign Affair" is a song written and produced by Australian group Client Liaison, featuring Tina Arena. The song was released on 30 August 2017 as the fourth and final single from Client Liaison's debut studio album Diplomatic Immunity (2016).

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The video was released on 29 August 2017 with Arena saying "It's been a lot of fun working with Client Liaison, from recording the song last summer and to crashing their set at Splendour, this clip ties it all together nicely! Grab a gin & tonic and get ready for take-off." [2]

The song includes a lyrical allusion to Arena's own hit single "Sorrento Moon". [3] [4]

The song was nominated for "Best Video" at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, losing out to "Moments" by Bliss n Eso.

At the J Awards of 2017, the song won the Australian Video of the Year. [5] [6] [7]

Background

Band member Monte Morgan told The West Australian it was during the writing of the song Tina Arena's "Sorrento Moon" was referenced with the lyric "as we kiss on the beach of Sorrento". "We developed the song and it had her style in it; the early 90s power ballad vibe". [8] Morgan said he originally sang the entire song solo, but parts were "out of his register". [9] Morgan has acknowledged that Client Liaison are "huge fans" of Arena and stated "Our manager actually reached out to her management and she came in and smashed it out in one take." [9]

In July 2017, the group announced the A Foreign Affair World Tour, which began in August 2017. [10] In July 2017, Client Liaison were performing at Splendour in the Grass when Arena joined them on stage for a surprise performance of "Sorento Moon". [11] [12] A music video for the track was filmed the following week [4] and the song released as a single on 30 August.

Reception

Kyle Butcher from Tone Deaf said "Soft balladry casts the song back into the mid-1980s synth-pop that bred artists like Eurogliders and Pseudo Echo, offering a chance for the melody and lyrics to tell the tale of a mile high foreign affair." [13]

Mushroom said "["A Foreign Affair" is] a sexy track saturated in '80s tropes. From the thick dance beat with that classic gated reverb to edgy bass synths and swirling synth pads, this song is everything you thought you'd never hear in 2017 – and it works." [14] Zoë Radas from Stack magazine called the song "the best track" on the album. [15]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Tim White and released on 29 August 2017. The video includes references to Australia’s former second airline Ansett Australia, which collapsed in 2001, in a tribute to the '80s sounds and looks that influence their style. [3]

Zoë Radas from Stack magazine said the video is "sumptuous, hilarious and glowingly nostalgic all at once." [15] Lucinda Price from Pedestrian said the video is "cinematically stunning". [11]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Various30 August 2017 [1] Client Liaison

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  2. ↑ "Watch – Client Liaison 'A Foreign Affair'". Remote Control Records. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Watch: Client Liaison & Tina Arena in 'A Foreign Affair'". Mix Down Mag. 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Client Liaison's surprise Tina Arena cameo was the talk of Splendour". news.com.au . 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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  6. ↑ "Triple J Announces J Award Winners For 2017". Music Feeds. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "J Awards 2017". ABC. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Rae, Harvey (3 November 2016). "Flying high in style". The West Australian . p. 18.
  9. 1 2 "Client Liaison On Their Debut Album, Evolving Aesthetic & Working With Tina Arena". Music Feeds. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "month – and then the world!". Tone Deaf. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Client Liaison Ride Ansett Airlines W/ Tina Arena In 'A Foreign Affair' Clip". Pedestrian. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Client Liaison and Tina Arena perform 'Sorrento Moon / Teardrops' live at Splendour in the Grass". Triple J. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Client Liaison's Debut LP 'Diplomatic Immunity' Is Well Worth Putting On The Company Card". 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Client Liaison – 'A Foreign Affair'". Mushroom. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Client Liaison release 'A Foreign Affair' clip featuring Tina Arena". Stack. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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