Act Your Age (song)

"Act Your Age"
Single by Bliss N Eso
from the album Circus in the Sky
Released	August 16, 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:39
Label	Illusive Sounds
Producer(s)	DJ Izm, MC Bliss, MC Eso
Certification	Gold (ARIA)
Bliss N Eso singles chronology
"Reservoir Dogs" (2013) "Act Your Age" (2013) "My Life" (2013)

Act Your Age is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss N Eso. It was released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album Circus in the Sky. The single was released through Illusive Sounds on 16 August 2013.^[1] The song peaked at #31 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold, making it Bliss N Eso's fifth gold single.^[2][3] The song contains a sample of "Act Yr Age" by Bluejuice. The song's message is to not worry about acting your age, just have fun. 'Act Your Age' finished at #67 on the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100.^[4]

Music video

The song's video was uploaded to Bliss N Eso's YouTube channel "blissnesoTV" on 7 August 2013, and currently has about 800,000 views. The video show's Bliss N Eso waking up after a night of partying and well as flashbacks to the party the day before, where they, among other things, swim, dance, eat cake and ride a helicopter. The video also contains references to Borat and Ron Burgundy, and features a cameo from comedian Alex Williamson, who features on the song "Cialis Cuts" and whom Eso has previously collaborated with comically.^[5] The video was filmed over two days at a private property in Bilambil, NSW Australia.

Critical reception

Reception to the song was positive. AAA Backstage wrote that "'Act Your Age', sampling Bluejuice’s pop hit ‘Act Yr Age’ is a great example of Izm’s scratching and is a cheeky throwback to the trio’s previous style of rapping; truly a rolling romp all the way back to their early days."^[6]

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 78 on the ARIA Singles Chart and went on to peak at No. 31, and spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart.^[7][8] It was certified Gold in January 2014 for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies.^[9]

Charts

Charts (2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australia (ARIA)[10]	31
Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA)[11]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[12]	Gold	35,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Act Your Age - iTunes". Apple. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. "Australian Charts Portal - Bliss N Eso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
4. "The Countdown - Hottest 100". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
5. "Bliss n Eso - Act Your Age (feat. Bluejuice) - Official Video Clip". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
6. "Album Review: Bliss n Eso "Circus In The Sky"". AAA Backstage. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
7. "ARIA Report Issue 1219" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
8. "ARIA Report Issue 1231" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
9. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
10. "Australian-charts.com – Bliss n Eso – Act Your Age". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
11. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
12. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-02-09.