Running on Air explained

Running on Air
Type:studio
Artist:Bliss n Eso
Cover:Running_on_air.jpg
Released:30 July 2010
Recorded:The Devils Playground and Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Illusive Sounds/Liberation Music
Producer:Jonathon Notley, Hattori Hunzo
Prev Title:Flying Colours
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Circus in the Sky
Next Year:2013

Running on Air is the fourth studio album by the Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It was released on 30 July 2010. The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia for the week commencing 9 August 2010. It has since been certified Platinum by ARIA.[1] It was nominated by Australian radio station, Triple J for Album of the Year, along with Megan Washington's I Believe You Liar, and Birds of Tokyo's Birds of Tokyo.

At the J Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Never Land" – 2:10 (Skit) (features a sample from the 1960 film The Fugitive Kind)
  2. "Flying Through the City" – 3:17 (Prod. M-Phazes & Bliss)
  3. "Addicted" – 3:51 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  4. "Down by the River" – 2:54 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  5. "The Moses Twist" – 4:16 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  6. "Art House Audio" – 3:02 (Prod. M-Phazes & Bliss)
  7. "Family Affair" – 3:56 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  8. "Reflections" – 3:05 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  9. "Coastal Kids" – 3:57 (Prod. Bonobo)
  10. "People Up on It" (featuring Xzibit) – 4:26 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  11. "Caught at the Pub" – 2:05 (Skit)
  12. "Where the Wild Things Are" (featuring Mind Over Matter) – 4:12 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  13. "The Children of the Night" – 4:47 (Prod. M-Phazes & Bliss)
  14. "Smoke Like a Fire" (featuring RZA) – 3:52 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo)
  15. "Re-Debating Reality" – 0:51 (Skit)
  16. "Late One Night" – 3:42 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo) (features a sample of Rattlin' Bones by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson)
  17. "I Can" (featuring Jehst) – 4:13 (Prod. M-Phazes)
  18. "Weightless Wings" – 3:29 (Prod. Matik)
  19. "Golden Years" – 2:58 (Prod. Hattori Hunzo, co-prod. Bliss)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 37
Chart (2011)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 74

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Albums . Aria.com.au . 31 December 2011 . 8 March 2012.
  2. Web site: The J Award 2010. Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010. 15 August 2020.
  3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010. ARIA. 15 January 2015.
  4. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011. ARIA. 15 January 2015.