Diamond Duck

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"Diamond Duck"
Single by Maraaya
Released22 September 2017 (worldwide)
2 October 2017 (Slovenia)
Genre
  • pop
Length2:28
Label Warner Music
Maraaya singles chronology
"It's Complicated"
(2017)
"Diamond Duck"
(2017)

"Diamond Duck" is a song by Slovene duo Maraaya and their sixth single released by Warner Music on 22 September 2017 and ten days later in Slovenia. [1] [2] The song talks about the current political situation around the world. The song's title also refers to the sporting term in cricket.

Contents

Background

With this song they made a career turnover when they signed the contract with Warner Music and became the first Slovenian artists to sign with one of the "big three" recording companies and great chance to enter on worldwide music stage. This is the 341th song in a row written or co-written by Raay.

Music video

Like their previous video for "It's Complicated", this one was also shot with Estonian Vita Pictura Productions. The video displays the lyrics in a subtitle style along with emoji symbols.

Formats and track listings

  1. "Diamond Duck" – 2:28

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Slovenia (SloTop50) [3] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide22 September 2017Digital download, YouTube Warner Music
Slovenia 2 October 2017Slovenian radio stations

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References

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  2. "the first Slovenian act to sign with Warner Music". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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