Psycho (Amy Shark song)

"Psycho"
Single by Amy Shark featuring Mark Hoppus
from the album Love Monster
Released22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Genre
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Hoppus
Amy Shark singles chronology
"Don't Turn Around"
(2018)
"Psycho"
(2018)
"All Loved Up"
(2018)

"Psycho" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark featuring Mark Hoppus of Blink-182. The song was released on 22 June 2018, as an album pre-order track, and as the third single from Shark's debut studio album Love Monster.[2]

Speaking to Beats 1's Zane, Lowe Hoppus[clarification needed] said he met Shark in Los Angeles and she asked him to work on something together, to which he agreed.[3] Hoppus said “Amy had this great idea for a song and for me it was a lot easier than working with a lot of other artist because her music is so sparse. A lot of times it's just her and a guitar, so even just her an acoustic guitar and maybe a beat behind it. My job was really easy, I just had to not over add stuff to kill the idea that she already had.”[4]

Reception

Madelyn Tait from The Music Au, in an album review, called the song the album highlight, saying "The stripped-back, mostly acoustic duet is sweet and has a slight pop-punk feel, and their voices nicely complement each other as they sing about love over fingerpicked, intertwining guitars and crashing drums."[5]

Cameron Adams from Herald Sun, in an album review, said the song "builds to a classy crescendo."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Psycho" - 3:26

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 130
Australian Artist (ARIA) [8] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Version Label Catalogue
Australia 22 June 2018 Digital download Original Wonderlick/Sony Music Australia

References

  1. ^ "Psycho by Amy Shark feat. Mark Hoppus". amazon. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "LISTEN: Amy Shark Drops New Single Featuring Blink-182's Mark Hoppus". theMusic.com.au. Street Press Australia. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Hear Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Feature On Amy Shark's New Song 'Psycho'". 21 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "AMY SHARK – 'PSYCHO' (FEAT. MARK HOPPUS)". Mushroom. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Amy Shark - Love Monster". The Music AU. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ "It's Shark week: Amy drops four star debut album Love Monster". Herald Sun. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts - ARIA Chartifacts 2 July 2018". australian-charts. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. ^ "ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST SINGLES CHART". ARIA. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 April 2021.