Cloudy Day

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"Cloudy Day"
Cloudy Day by Tones and I.png
Single by Tones and I
from the album Welcome to the Madhouse
Released10 June 2021 (2021-06-10)
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s) Toni Watson
Producer(s)
Tones and I singles chronology
"Won't Sleep"
(2021)		"Cloudy Day"
(2021)		"Eyes Don't Lie"
(2022)
Music video
"Cloudy Day" on YouTube

"Cloudy Day" is a song by Australian singer Tones and I. It was released on 10 June 2021 through Bad Batch Records, distributed by Sony Music in Australia and New Zealand and globally by Elektra Records as the third single from her debut studio album, Welcome to the Madhouse .

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At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the song won for Song of the Year. [1]

It has later been used in the 2023 animated film Migration and during an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head .

Background

Discussing the song's origins, Tones and I said that after her friend Ben Tournier (aka "T") died in January 2021, she was struggling to complete her album. She was called into Denis Handlin's office (the then-CEO of Sony Music Australia) who told her this saying from his late mother — "on a cloudy day, look up into the sky and find the sun". [2] Tones said "I knew I wanted to use that as a lyric and the next time I went into the studio I wrote 'Cloudy Day'". [3]

Critical reception

Greta Brereton from NME opined that the song "is reminiscent of her 2020 "Fly Away", saying it features "soaring chorus crescendos and choir-style vocal accompaniment, big brass and rhythmic clapping add to the gospel feel of the track, which also arrived alongside an animated music video". [3] Leena Tailor from Variety called the song "the perfect pandemic anthem". [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Cloudy Day"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] 33
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard) [6] 18
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 26
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 31
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 47
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 35

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Cloudy Day"
Chart (2021)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [11] 22

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Platinum70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Tailor, Leena (10 June 2021). "Tones and I eases back into the pop star cycle after suffering a "Cloudy Day"". Variety . Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Brereton, Greta (11 June 2021). "Listen to Tones And I's uplifting new single "Cloudy Day"". NME Australia . Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tones and I – Cloudy Day". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tones and I – Cloudy Day" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tones and I Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Tones and I Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Tones and I Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Singles for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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