Papercuts (Illy song)

"Papercuts"
Single by Illy featuring Vera Blue
from the album Two Degrees
Released	8 July 2016
Recorded	2016
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:15
Label	ONETWO, Warner Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Alasdair David George Murray, Mark Landon, Celia Pavey, Thomas Macken
Producer(s)	M-Phazes
Illy singles chronology
"Swear Jar" (2015) "Papercuts" (2016) "Catch 22" (2016)
Vera Blue singles chronology
"Settle" (2016) "Papercuts" (2016) "Fracture" (2017)

"Papercuts" is a song by Australian rapper Illy, which features Australian female folk/indie-pop vocalist Vera Blue and was produced by M-Phazes. The song was released on 8 July 2016 and peaked within the top 10 on the Australian ARIA Chart. The song is the lead single from Illy's fifth studio album, Two Degrees. "Papercuts" appears on the album as the sixth track. ^[1]

Upon release, Illy said, "I've been holding on to 'Papercuts' for a while, and I'm really excited that it's finally coming out. It's a different vibe to anything I've done before." ^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Papercuts"	4:15

Commercial performance

"Papercuts" debuted at number thirty-seven on the Australian ARIA singles chart, jumping to number eight then two in the following weeks, becoming both artists' highest-charting single to date.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [3]	2
Australia Urban (ARIA) [4]	1
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5]	46
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	24
Australia Urban (ARIA) [8]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [10]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Two Degrees by Illy on Apple Music". Apple (iTunes Store). Retrieved 18 December 2016.
2. Mike Hohnen (5 July 2016). "Illy And Vera Blue Combine Powers For New Track 'Papercuts'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
3. "Illy feat. Vera Blue – Papercuts". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
4. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
5. "Illy feat. Vera Blue – Papercuts" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
6. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
7. "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 6 January 2017.
8. "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
10. "New Zealand single certifications – Illy feat. Vera Blue – Papercuts". Radioscope. Retrieved 10 February 2025.Type Papercuts in the "Search:" field.