Bulletproof (Stan Walker song)

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"Bulletproof"
Stan Walker - Bulletproof.jpg
Single by Stan Walker
from the album Inventing Myself
Released31 May 2013
Length3:37
Label Sony
Songwriter(s) Stan Walker, Vince Harder, Lindsay Rimes
Stan Walker singles chronology
"Take It Easy"
(2012)
"Bulletproof"
(2013)
"Inventing Myself"
(2013)

"Bulletproof" is a song by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker from his fourth studio album, Inventing Myself (2013). It was released as the second single from the album by Sony Music Australia on 31 May 2013. "Bulletproof" peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart.

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Background

"Bulletproof" was written by Walker, Vince Harder and Lindsay Rimes. It was released as a single via digital download in New Zealand by Sony Music Australia on 31 May 2013. [1]

Chart performance

"Bulletproof" entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number two on 10 June 2013; the following week, it moved to number six. The song spent fourteen weeks on the chart, seven of which it spent in the top ten. [2] In the week of 15 July 2013, "Bulletproof" was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ for selling 7,500 copies, [3] and in the week of 19 August 2013 was certified platinum, denoting 15,000 sales. [4] It has since been certified double platinum. [5]

Live performances

Walker performed Bulletproof on season one of The X Factor New Zealand. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Bulletproof" – 3:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] 42

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Bulletproof"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [9] Platinum15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
New Zealand [1] 31 May 2013Digital download Sony Music Australia

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