Quits (EP)

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Quits
Flume and Reo Cragun - Quits.png
EP by
Flume and Reo Cragun
Released2 August 2019
Length9:18
Label Future Classic
Flume chronology
Hi This Is Flume
(2019)
Quits
(2019)
Palaces
(2022)
Singles from Quits
  1. "Friends"
    Released: 27 March 2019 [1]

Quits is an extended play (EP) by Australian electronic musician Flume and Reo Cragun. The EP was released on 2 August 2019.

Contents

Upon release, Flume told Zane Lowe from Apple Music Beats 1 "This EP is us as a friendship, hanging out, just making tracks, having too many good songs and we're like, ‘We need to get these out into the world’, so we were like, 'Let's just do an EP.'" [2] [3]

The EP was certified gold in Australia in December 2019.

Reception

Caitlin Medcalf from Music Feeds said "The three-track affair traverses three different sounds for each artist, the title-track... offering up slow, RnB vibes with Flume's signature squelchy, syncopated production driving this one forward. 'Levitate' sees Cragun's vocal do the talking and finally, the EP closes out with 'Friends'". [2]

Katie Bain from Billboard said "The three-track EP is a fresh update of Flume's classic spandex beats sound, with Cragun featured heavily over all three tracks." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Quits"2:32
2."Levitate"3:30
3."Friends" (edit)3:16
Total length:9:18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia2 August 2019 Digital download, streaming Future Classic

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References

  1. "Friends (feat. Reo Cragun) – Single by Flume". Apple Music . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Flume & Reo Cragun Share Collaborative EP, 'Quits'". Music Feeds . Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Flume Drops Collaborative EP 'Quits' & Talks New Live Show: 'Maybe I'll Move Around, Get Out the Old Keytar'". Billboard . 31 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 20 December 2019.