Act Yr Age

For other uses, see Act Your Age (disambiguation).
"Act Yr Age"
Single by Bluejuice
from the album Company
ReleasedOctober 2011 (2011-10)
Recorded2011
Length3:20
LabelDew Process
Songwriter(s)Bluejuice, Alex Burnett
Bluejuice singles chronology
"Head of the Hawk"
(2010) 		"Act Yr Age"
(2011) 		"On My Own"
(2012)

"Act Yr Age" is a song recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was released in 2011 as the lead single from the band's third and final studio album, Company. The song peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Charts in February 2012.

The song polled at number 20 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011. At the J Awards of 2011, the song was nominated for Australian Song of the Year.[1]

The Sam Bennetts directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012.[2][3]

In September 2013, Bliss n Eso released "Act Your Age", which samples Bluejuice's track.

Reception

In an album review, Beat Magazine said "Lead single 'Act Yr Age' is an amazing slice of pop, with gem lyrics like 'I've been down so long/I got comfortable on my knees', elevate it from the mundane, lowest common denomination pop that ARIA has graciously fed us 98% of the time for the past 25 years."[4]

Music video

The music video for "Act Yr Age" was directed by Sam Bennetts and released in October 2011. It features lead singer Jake Stone in an unexpected passionate tryst with an older woman in the park, witnessed by innocent members of the public and band members Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib and James Hauptmann.[5]

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Chart)[6] 68

Certifications

Certifications for "Act Yr Age"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia October 2011 CD Single Digital download Dew Process

References

  1. ^ "The J Award 2011". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards 2012 : History: Winners by Year : 2012:26th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Bluejuice Company Review". Beat. November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ "BlueJuice Act Yr Age". the Inspiration Room. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Chart Watch 154". auspOp. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 August 2022.


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