Busy Earnin' Explained

Busy Earnin'
Cover:Busy Earnin' by Jungle.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Jungle
Album:Jungle
Genre:R&B, neo soul
Length:3:01
Label:XL
Prev Title:Platoon
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Time
Next Year:2014

"Busy Earnin' is a song by Jungle, released in 2014 as a single from their album Jungle. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Indie Chart, number 27 on Ultratop and number 118 on the French Singles Chart. The song was also used in the video game FIFA 15, the American TV show “Superstore” during the “Black Friday” Episode, in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine Episode "Jake and Sophia" and in the opening of Tales from the Borderlands.

Background

"Busy Earnin is Jungle's third single from their eponymous debut album and was released digitally on 7 April 2014 and in vinyl format on 15 April on XL Recordings.[1] [2] It was premiered on Metropolis with Jason Bentley on KCRW,[3] and details the circumstances of spending too much time making money.[4]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 19 on the UK Indie Chart[5] and at number 27 on the Ultratip chart in Belgian Flanders region in March,[6] and at number 118 in France in July 2014.[7]

Music video

A music video was released onto YouTube on 28 February 2014.[8] It was directed by JLW and Oliver Hadlee Pearch and features the large dance ensemble featured on the band's debut album performing a choreographed routine in a large warehouse caused to shake by the track, and follows the theme of the first two videos "Platoon" and "The Heat".[9]

Live performances

The song and "Time" from the song's parent album were performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 16 June 2014,[10] while both "Busy Earnin and the album track "Julia" were performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[11]

Accolades

"Busy Earnin was voted in at number 67 on the 2014 Triple J Hottest 100 countdown in Australia. It also appeared on NMEs "Top 50 Tracks of 2014" at number 13.[12]

Charts

Chart (2014)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Hitseekers)[13] 10
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[14] 32
Netherlands (Single Tip)[15] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 158

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jungle – "Busy Earnin Video . . Tom . Breihan . 3 March 2014 . 10 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Busy Earnin [VINYL] by Jungle ]. . 10 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Song Premiere Jungle, 'Busy Earnin" : Metropolis. NPR.
  4. Web site: Jungle: Jungle Album Reviews. Pitchfork.
  5. Web site: 2014-03-15 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive . . 10 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Discografie Jungle [UK] ]. Ultratop.be. Hung Medien . 10 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Discographie Jungle [UK] ]. Lescharts.com. Hung Medien . 10 October 2014.
  8. Web site: Jungle – Busy Earnin' . . 10 October 2014.
  9. Web site: JUNGLE – "Busy Earnin" [Official Video] (dir. JLW & Oliver Hadlee Perch)]. Okayplayer.com.
  10. Web site: Jungle perform 'Busy Earnin' and 'Time' on Jimmy Kimmel – watch. NME.
  11. Web site: Watch Jungle Perform "Busy Earnin and "Julia" on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Pigeons and Planes.
  12. Web site: Top 50 Tracks of 2014. NME. 9 September 2014. 29 December 2014.
  13. Web site: ARIA Report: Issue 1297. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20150109012935/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20150108-1009/Issue1297.pdf. dead. 9 January 2015. ARIA. 16 November 2023.
  14. Jungle Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay. Billboard. 8 September 2023.
  15. Web site: Jungle [UK] - Busy Earnin' - dutchcharts.nl]. 8 September 2023.
  16. Web site: Chart: CLUK Update 15.03.2014 (wk10) . Zobbel.de . 8 September 2023 . Zywietz, Tobias .

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