Clarity (Vance Joy song)

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"Clarity"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album In Our Own Sweet Time
Released8 April 2022
Length3:47
Label Liberation
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Little
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Don't Fade"
(2022)
"Clarity"
(2022)
"Every Side of You"
(2022)
Music video
"Clarity" on YouTube

"Clarity" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 8 April 2022 [1] through Liberation Music as the third single from Joy's third studio album, In Our Own Sweet Time .

Contents

According to a press release, Joy wrote it over Zoom with Joel Little shortly after a Halloween party. [2]

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Pop Release and Song of the Year. [3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2023, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year. [4]

Reception

Ellie Robinson from NME said "The new track adds a world of depth to the folky indie-pop slant of Joy's earlier material, supplementing his cool and cruisy acoustic strumming with deep bass grooves, crisp and low-key, yet duly impactful drums and a soaring horn section." [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Clarity"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 41

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Clarity"
Chart (2022)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [6] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Platinum70,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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