| Catch 22 | |
| Cover: | Catch_22_by_Illy_and_Anne_Marie.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Illy featuring Anne-Marie |
| Album: | Two Degrees |
| Released: | 10 October 2016 |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Length: | 3:41 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Australia |
| Chronology: | Illy |
| Prev Title: | Papercuts |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | You Say When |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, Two Degrees.
Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea."[1]
The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017.[2]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year.[3] [4]
The "Catch 22" video was released on 6 November 2016.[5] It is set in a previously dead video game arcade where a group of friends find a game called Catch 22, allowing them to test their fate.[6]
"Catch 22" debuted at number eighteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart.
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 11 |
| Australia Urban (ARIA) | 3 |
| Chart (2016) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 99 |
| Australia Urban (ARIA)[9] | 10 |