Stranger (Peking Duk song) explained

Stranger
Cover:Stranger by Peking Duk.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Peking Duk featuring Elliphant
Released:21 October 2016[1]
Recorded:2016
Length:3:26
Label:Sony Music Australia
Chronology:Peking Duk
Prev Title:Say My Name
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Fake Magic
Next Year:2017

"Stranger" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk featuring Swedish singer Elliphant.

The song was written late in 2015 in Sydney while Elliphant was touring for the Falls Festival. The song was redone by the trio several times over the year. Elliphant is grateful the duo ignored her request "to give it to another artist", saying "I told them that maybe there would be a better person to do 'Stranger' because they weren't satisfied, I wasn't coming up with the vocal they wanted. If I heard it out there with some other girl now I would be so annoyed."[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song was nominated for three awards, winning Song of the Year.[3] At the APRA Music Awards of 2018, the song won Dance Work of the Year.[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 93
Chart (2017)Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 78

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stranger – Single by Peking Duk. iTunes Store. 21 October 2016 . 13 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Australian dance pop duo Peking Duk refuse to let their Swedish star Elliphant say no to Stranger. news.com.au. 8 November 2016. 12 November 2016.
  3. News: ARIA Awards 2017: Gang of Youths, Paul Kelly, A.B. Original big victors at Australian music's night of nights . . Cockburn . Paige . 28 November 2017 . 28 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 2018 APRA AWARDS : The Winners. auspOp. 11 April 2018. 11 April 2018.
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017.
  6. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles 2017. Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 January 2018.