Bloom (The Paper Kites song)
{{short description|2010 song by The Paper Kites}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Bloom
| cover = Bloom - Renegade single cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Promotional single cover of the 2016 release of "Bloom" / Renegade"
| type = single
| artist = The Paper Kites
| album =
| EP =
| released = {{Start date|2010|09}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=30}}
| label =
| writer = {{hlist|Samuel Bentley|Christina Lacy}}
| producer = {{hlist|Tim Johnston|The Paper Kites}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Featherstone
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|8inJtTG_DuU|"Bloom"}}}}
}}
"Bloom" is a song by Australian band The Paper Kites, released independently as the band's first single in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/the-paper-kites-young-north-tour/59445|title=The Paper Kites|date=October 18, 2012|website=Moshtix|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412064958/https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/the-paper-kites-young-north-tour/59445|archive-date=12 April 2019|access-date=2019-11-25}} "Bloom" was written by Samuel Bentley and Christina Lacy, and produced by Tim Johnston and the Paper Kites themselves.
"Bloom" was included as a bonus track in the digital release their debut EP Woodland in March 2013.
A promotional double-A sided CD single was released in the United Kingdom in 2016, with "Renegade".
In Canada and the United States, the song was certified platinum.
Music video
The music video was directed by Pete Seamons and vocalist Sam Bentley.{{Citation|title=Description of the music video on YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8inJtTG_DuU|language=en|access-date=2019-11-25}} The clip starts with a woman and man waking up, finding both of them a tin can phone, deciding to follow the cord through a forest. It also shows the band members playing their respective instruments around a tree. Finally, both meet and follow the cord up to the tree where the band members were playing, finding only a banjo leaning on the tree.
Track listing
; CD single
- "Bloom"
- "Sink in"
- "Heavy Hearts & Thread" (Demo)
- "Eve" (Demo)
- "Arms" (Demo)
- "Drifting"
Personnel
Adapted from the "Bloom" liner notes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/woodland-ep-the-paper-kites/lrtuvnfkvfc6b|title=Album Woodland - EP, The Paper Kites|website=Qobuz|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125220346/https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/woodland-ep-the-paper-kites/lrtuvnfkvfc6b|archive-date=November 25, 2019|access-date=2019-11-25}}
The Paper Kites
- Sam Bentley: lead vocals, guitar
- Christina Lacy: background vocals, guitar
- David Powys: background vocals, guitar, banjo
- Josh Bentley: percussion
- Sam Rasmussen: bass
Production
- Tim Johnston: production
- The Paper Kites: production
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Bloom"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2021|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|access-date=27 January 2021|refname="MCI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|id=12288|access-date=7 April 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2025|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|access-date=4 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2017|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|id=4805|access-date=7 April 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2020|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|access-date=4 September 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|source=radioscope|access-date=18 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2024|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|access-date=25 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|artist=Paper Kites|title=Bloom|id=17086-5542-1|access-date=3 May 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2021|artist=The Paper Kites|title=Bloom|access-date=10 October 2021}}
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