Parachute (Timomatic song)

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"Parachute"
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Single by Timomatic
Released5 June 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Dance-pop
Length3:40
Label Sony
Songwriter(s) Teddy Sky, Johnny Powers Severin, Ameerah Roelants, Jimmy Joker
Producer(s) Johnny Powers Severin, Jimmy Joker
Timomatic singles chronology
"Incredible"
(2012)
"Parachute"
(2013)
"Waterfalls"
(2013)

"Parachute" is a song by Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer Timomatic. It was released as a digital download in Australia on 5 June 2013. The song peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified two times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

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"Parachute" and its accompanying music video were nominated at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards for Song of the Year and Best Video. [1]

Background

"Parachute" was written by Teddy Sky, Johnny Powers, Ameerah Roelants and Jimmy Thornfeldt. Timomatic recorded the single in Los Angeles with producer Johnny Powers. [2] Timomatic and Powers had penned two tracks together before Powers, part of super producer RedOne's team of hitmakers, played him "Parachute". [2] Timomatic said, "I wanted that track, it's my sound, it's perfect." [2] When speaking about the song, he said: "When the emotion is real, it's easy to sing about, easy to write about, easy to be inspired. The song is about a guy having complete trust in his other half to jump into any situation and know you're going to be OK is a big thing, a very big thing." [2]

"Parachute" was released digitally on 5 June 2013. [3]

Promotion

The music video for "Parachute" was directed by Marc Furmie and Elisa Mercurio, and released onto YouTube on 19 June 2013. [1] [4] The video was nominated for Best Video at the 2013 ARIA Music Awards. [1] Timomatic performed "Parachute" for the first time at the 2013 State of Origin game one, held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on 5 June." [2] He then went on to perform "Parachute" on the final of The Block Australia Sky High. [5]

Track listings

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Parachute"3:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
ARIA Singles Chart [8] 45
Australian Artists Singles Chart [9] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia [3] 5 June 2013 Digital download Sony Music Australia
Austria [11]
Belgium [12]
Canada
Denmark [13]
Finland [14]
France [15]
Ireland [16]
Italy [17]
Netherlands [18]
New Zealand [19]
Norway [20]
Portugal [21]
Spain [22]
Sweden [22]
Switzerland [23]
United Kingdom [24]
United States [25]

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