Act Your Age (song)

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"Act Your Age"
Act Your Age Bliss n Eso cover.png
Single by Bliss N Eso
from the album Circus in the Sky
Released16 August 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Hip hop
Length2:39
Label Illusive Sounds
Songwriter(s) Alexander Burnett, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib, James Hauptmann, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Jacob Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas
Producer(s) DJ Izm, MC Bliss, MC Eso
Bliss N Eso singles chronology
"Reservoir Dogs"
(2013)
"Act Your Age"
(2013)
"My Life"
(2013)

Act Your Age is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss N Eso. It was released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album Circus in the Sky . The single was released through Illusive Sounds on 16 August 2013. [1] The song peaked at #31 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold, making it Bliss N Eso's fifth gold single. [2] [3] The song contains a sample of "Act Yr Age" by Bluejuice. The song's message is to not worry about acting your age, just have fun. 'Act Your Age' finished at #67 on the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100. [4]

Contents

Music video

The song's video was uploaded to Bliss N Eso's YouTube channel "blissnesoTV" on 7 August 2013, and currently has about 2,000,000 views. The video show's Bliss N Eso waking up after a night of partying and well as flashbacks to the party the day before, where they, among other things, swim, dance, eat cake and ride a helicopter. The video also contains references to Borat and Ron Burgundy, and features a cameo from comedian Alex Williamson, who features on the song "Cialis Cuts" and whom Eso has previously collaborated with comically. [5] The video was filmed over two days at a private property in Bilambil, NSW Australia.

Critical reception

Reception to the song was positive. AAA Backstage wrote that "'Act Your Age', sampling Bluejuice's pop hit 'Act Yr Age' is a great example of Izm's scratching and is a cheeky throwback to the trio's previous style of rapping; truly a rolling romp all the way back to their early days." [6]

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 78 on the ARIA Singles Chart and went on to peak at No. 31, and spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart. [7] [8] It was certified Gold in January 2014 for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies. [9]

Charts

Charts (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 31
Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA) [11] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] 2× Platinum140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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