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"Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues" is the debut single by Australian electronic music group Safia. It first appeared on the bands SoundCloud [1]and was officially released on iTunes in December 2013.
In the annual Triple J Hottest 100 countdown in January 2014, the song came in at number 76.
In March 2013, Safia won the Triple J Groovin' the Moo competition. [2] The group released three free download tracks on their SoundCloud page, "Stretched and Faded", "Mercury" and "Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues". [3][4] "Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues" received airplay on Triple J and became the bands first iTunes release in December 2013.
A music video to accompany the release of "Counting Sheep" was first released on YouTube on 6 July 2013.[5] The video was directed by Jimmy Ennett.
Hannah Galvin from Purple Sneakers said; "Through the dreamy vocals accompanied by simplistic piano and a whirlwind of beats that is soon harpooned by a wave of dubstep, the contrasting elements combined deliver a soulful slow jam by the electronic trio." [6]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 99[7] |
Australian Indie AIR Singles Chart | 8[8] |
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