"UFO" | ||||
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Single by Mallrat featuring Allday | ||||
from the album In the Sky | ||||
Released | 9 February 2018 | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Dew Process | |||
Songwriter(s) | Grace Shaw, Tomas Gaynor, Max Byrne [1] | |||
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Allday singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"UFO" on YouTube |
"UFO" is a song by Australian musician Mallrat featuring Australian rapper Allday. It was released on 9 February 2018 [2] as the second single from Mallrat's second EP In the Sky .
Upon released of the EP,Mallrat said "'UFO' is about feeling like an alien. I don't know how to explain it. Like,I'm sure everybody feels like this sometimes,I don't feel as if I'm like any of these people. I love all of these people but there's just something that feels very different. I think I could be from another planet,maybe that's the only logical explanation." [3]
The song was voted number 70 on the Triple J Hottest 100,2018. [4]
Al Newstead from ABC called the song a "glorious pop sunbeam" calling the song "a different side to her sound,showing off her vocals with a more introspective lyric and a hazy slow-rap backing to match." [5]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [6] | Gold | 35,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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