"Que Sera" is a song recorded by Australian dance-pop group Justice Crew. It was released digitally on 2 May 2014 and physically in Australia on 16 May 2014, as the fourth single from their debut studio album '' Live by the Words''. It was brought forward a week from its original release date of 9 May 2014 due to a high-profile TV sync on the '' My Kitchen Rules'' final and a live performance of the track on ''

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'' on 5 May 2014. The song was also played during the

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got out in the semi-final of New Zealand vs South Africa.

Background and release

The song was announced as Justice Crew's new single whilst on their national #HypeTour and was available for pre-order from 17 April 2014 along with a 30-second sample through

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. Exploring themes such as friendship, harmony, reflection and an appreciation of life, with the clear connection to the well known saying "what will be, will be", the song enables listeners to draw parallels with their own life experiences as well as further understand Justice Crew's journey thus far.

Reception

For the week commencing 12 May 2014, "Que Sera" debuted at number one on the

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. It remained atop the chart for nine consecutive weeks, previously making it the longest-running number-one single by an Australian act since the ARIA Charts began in 1988, until the record was broken in 2019 by

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", which spent 10 weeks at the top. The song was certified five times platinum by the

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for selling over 350,000 copies. "Que Sera" received two nominations at the 2014

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for Song of the Year and Best Pop Release.

Music videos

The first music video for "Que Sera" was directed by Lawrence Lim and premiered on Justice Crew's

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account on 12 May 2014. The video features the group singing and dancing in front of different coloured backdrops. It received a nomination at the 2014

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for Best Video. A second music video for the US market was filmed in

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and premiered on 28 July 2014. Christine Sams of ''

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'' noted that the video "starts with a helicopter and sweeping views of what appears to be Los Angeles, before the band members show off their smooth makeovers in sharp black suits and sunglasses — and then in matching cream, pastel blues and whites." Sams felt that the video was reminiscent of

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Cover versions

On 5 October 2014, Australian

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has also performed the song as part of their live shows.

Track listing

*Digital download #Que Sera #Que Sera (Australian Version) *CD single #Que Sera #Que Sera (Karaoke version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Justice Crew 2014 songs 2014 singles Justice Crew songs Songs written by Danny Mercer Number-one singles in Australia Songs written by Nasri (musician) Songs written by Adam Messinger Sony Music Australia singles Songs written by Sir Nolan Song recordings produced by DNA Songs