Groceries (song)

Last updated
"Groceries"
Single by Mallrat
from the EP In the Sky
Released1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
Length3:37
Label Dew Process
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Konstantin Kersting
Mallrat singles chronology
"UFO"
(2018)		"Groceries"
(2018)		"Nobody's Home"
(2019)
Music video
"Groceries" on YouTube

"Groceries" is a song by Australian musician Mallrat. It was released in June 2018 as the third single from Mallrat's second EP In the Sky . The song peaked at number 58 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in Australia.

Contents

The song was voted number 7 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018. [1]

Mallrat told Happy Mag the song is "about having a crush but not wanting to have a crush on someone. Being like, this is so annoying, I don't want this. I love being independent, so when you really like someone it can be annoying." [2]

Reception

AIRIT called "Groceries" "a heavenly pop hymn" saying "Its cascading vocal melodies, snappy beats, lovesick lyrics, and a chorus that will have set up a home in your heart well before you even finish the first play through." [3]

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Groceries" – 3:37

Charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australia Singles (ARIA) [4] 57

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Australian Artist (ARIA) [5] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] 3× Platinum210,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Home | Hottest 100 2018 | triple j". abc.net.au. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Underwater and in the sky: Mallrat is taking on the world". Happy Mag. 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mallrat - Groceries - Internet Download". AIRIT. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #510". auspOp. 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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