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3 Track listing  





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5 Certifications  





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"Georgia"
SinglebyVance Joy
from the album Dream Your Life Away
Released9 November 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length3:50
LabelLiberation Music
Songwriter(s)Vance Joy
Producer(s)Ryan Hadlock
Vance Joy singles chronology
"First Time"
(2014)
"Georgia"
(2014)
"Fire and the Flood"
(2015)

"Georgia" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. The song was released on 9 November 2014 as the third single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song has peaked at number 15 on the Australian Singles Chart.

"Georgia" is a homage not only to a girl and falling in love, but also to Ray Charles' song "Georgia on My Mind".[1]

Joy names "Georgia" as one of his favourite songs on the album.[2]

It featured in the Australian soap opera Neighbours on 8 April 2016, when long running character Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan) left the show to reunite with his wife, Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele).

Background[edit]

Joy began writing "Georgia" in 2006, then sat on it until he figured out the words and melody eight years later. "It was New Year's Day in 2014, and I just sat down and started playing those chords," he says. "Somehow, I just found the right combination, found a way to put words over the top of the riff that sounded right. That's always a magic moment."[3]

Video[edit]

The video was directed by Luci Schroder whom he worked with on the video for previous single "Mess Is Mine".[4] It premiered on YouTube on March 26.[5] The video shows a battalion of soldiers in a deadly battle during some unspecified war. At one point, two soldiers are ambushed, and one of them is seriously wounded and the soldiers intimately kiss. It then shows several crew members filming the battle become overwhelmed with emotion.[6]

"When you get a good pitch like Luci's, it makes it easy for me to say 'yes' to it because I think it stands out," the singer says. "One of the goals when deciding on a [music video] is you want something to be memorable or at least to spark some kind of thought or resonate with people in a way."[3]

The Luci Schroder directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.[7]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Georgia"3:30

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 15

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 72

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 5× Platinum 350,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[11] Gold 30,000
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 2× Platinum 160,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dream You Life Away Vance Joy album review". Jillian Morabito. www.neontommy.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ "About Vance Joy". www.vancejoy.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ a b Spanos, Brittany (26 March 2015). "Watch Vance Joy's War-Themed 'Georgia' Video With a Surprising Twist". Rolling Stone. www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ "Vance Joy unveils video for Georgia". www.themusic.com.au. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ "Vance Joy - Georgia [Official Video]". YouTube. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ "Vance Joy's Music Video For "Georgia" Takes A Touching Gay Turn". Carey O'Donnell. www.newnownext.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  • ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  • ^ "Vance Joy – Georgia". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  • ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  • ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  • ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Vance Joy – Georgia" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  • ^ "Canadian single certifications – Vance Joy – Georgia". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  • ^ "British single certifications – Vance Joy – Georgia". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  • ^ "American single certifications – Vance Joy – Georgia". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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