Catch 22 (song)

"Catch 22"
Single by Illy featuring Anne-Marie
from the album Two Degrees
Released	10 October 2016
Recorded	2016
Length	3:41
Label	Warner Bros. Australia
Songwriters	Illy A Murray G Michaels Mark Landon Suzy Shinn
Producers	M-Phazes WNDRBRD Shinn
Illy singles chronology
"Papercuts" (2016) "Catch 22" (2016) "You Say When" (2017)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Alarm" (2016) "Catch 22" (2016) "Rockabye" (2016)

"Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, Two Degrees .

Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea." ^[1]

The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017. ^[2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year. ^{[3] [4]}

Music video

The "Catch 22" video was released on 6 November 2016. ^[5] It is set in a previously dead video game arcade where a group of friends find a game called Catch 22, allowing them to test their fate. ^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch 22" (featuring Anne-Marie)	3:41

Commercial performance

"Catch 22" debuted at number eighteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	11
Australia Urban (ARIA)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [8]	99
Australia Urban (ARIA) [9]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Hear: Illy announces new album, premieres 'Catch 22' feat. Anne-Marie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
2. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
3. "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
4. "Urban Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
5. "Illy - Catch 22 feat. Anne-Marie (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
6. "ILLY – 'CATCH 22' (FEAT. ANNE-MARIE)". Music Feeds. November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
7. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
8. "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 6 January 2017.
9. "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 14 November 2025.