C'mon (Amy Shark song)

"C'mon"
Single by Amy Shark featuring Travis Barker
from the album Cry Forever
Released23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)Amy Shark, Travis Barker
Producer(s)Dann Hume & M-Phazes[1][2]
Amy Shark singles chronology
"Everybody Rise"
(2020) 		"C'mon"
(2020) 		"All the Lies About Me"
(2020)

"C'mon" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark, featuring American Travis Barker. The song was released digitally on 23 October 2020[3] as the second single from Shark's forthcoming second studio album, Cry Forever.

The song Premiered on Triple J with Shark saying "The night that I wrote it, I was feeling kind of emo I guess. It just came out so easily, and it felt like a kind of ballad song to me."[4] In a press release, Shark said "It's quite surreal to have the drummer from one of my all-time favourite bands playing on one of my songs. It didn't take much convincing for him [Barker] to jump on board. He genuinely loved the song and took 'C'mon' to another level!"[5]

This is the second single that Shark has worked on with a member of the Californian pop-punk group Blink-182, having teamed up with bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus for "Psycho" in 2018.[6]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song was nominated for Most Performed Alternative Work.[7]

Music video

The music video for "C'mon" was directed by James Chappell, produced by Rhys Nicolson and premiered on 22 October 2020.[8] The video sees Shark and Barker performing in a desolate warehouse and there are several shots of Barker being soaked with rain.[4]

Reception

Sose Fuamoli from ABC said the song has "that now-classic Amy Shark sound. Her vocals are strong and impactful, while the lyrics are personal and the images they present, vivid." Fuamoli continued saying, "The arrangement of the track, from the clear and crisp Dann Hume-helmed production, through to Barker's tight percussion, fleshes out the drama of the song without overshadowing Amy's vocal delivery."[9]

Women in Pop said "'C'Mon' is a searingly honest, raw and moving track which explores the highs and lows of being a professional musicians with Shark reaching out for help and forgiveness." They said "Sonically, the song is a swaying, indie pop anthem that starts off with a gentle piano line before Barker's drums kick in and the song builds into a more dramatic track, with Shark's impassioned vocals soar fully encapsulating the emotion of feeling lost and alone in the lyrics."[1]

Alexander Pan from Tone Deaf called the song "an absolute ripper".[4]

Alex Gallagher from Music Feeds called the song "a stunning, slow-burning pop gem" adding "it's also a truly stellar vocal performance from Shark, whose voice soars on the track, featuring some of her most vulnerable and personal songwriting to date."[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "C'mon"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 56
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] 22

References

  1. ^ a b "Amy Shark releases new single "C'Mon"". Women in Pop. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Listen to Amy Shark's Stunning New Travis Barker Collab "C'Mon"". Music Feeds. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ "C'mon - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Amy Shark and Blink-182's Travis Barker team up for a banger of a collab with "C'Mon"". ToneDeaf. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Amy Shark drops new track with blink-182's Travis Barker, "C'MON"". NME. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Amy Shark Announces Travis Barker Collaboration for Forthcoming Single". Rollingstone AU. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards". The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Amy Shark - C'MON ft. Travis Barker (Official Video)". YouTube. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ^ "First Spin: Amy Shark turned a hopeful text into another huge tune with the help of Travis Barker". ABC. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1600. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2 November 2020. p. 4.
  11. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.