"Awkward" is a song recorded by Australian
indie pop band
San Cisco and released in September 2011 as the lead single from their second extended play of the same name (2012).
In January 2012, the song was voted number 7 in the
Triple J Hottest 100, 2011, and following this result, debuted and peaked at number 32 on the
ARIA Singles Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
in February 2012 and was certified platinum in Australia in 2013. The song was later also voted number 78 in the
Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s.
The song is a story of a young man stalking his crush, with duelling vocals by Jordi Davieson and Scarlett Stevens.
At the 2012
West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Most Popular Music Video and Most Popular Single.
In 2020, the song was used as part of an advertising campaign by
KFC Australia.
Reception
Music Feeds called the song "an unmistakable pop gem" while Christiana Bartolini from Indie Shuffle described the song as "simple, upbeat and actually really cute".
Charts
Certification
References
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2011 singles
2011 songs
San Cisco songs
Songs written by Scarlett Stevens