Resolution (Matt Corby song)
{{Short description|2013 single by Matt Corby}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Resolution
| cover = Matt Corby Resolution.jpg
| alt = Single cover for "Resolution"
| type = single
| artist = Matt Corby
| album = Resolution
| released = {{Start date|2013|5|23|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=16}}
| label = Universal Australia
| writer = Matt Corby, Dominic Salole
| producer = {{hlist|Charlie Andrew|Mocky}}
| prev_title = Brother
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = What the Devil Has Made
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Nj4q4rfDcNw|"Resolution"}}}}
}}
"Resolution" is a song by Australian singer Matt Corby, released in May 2013 as the lead and only single from the EP of the same name.{{cite web|last=Hohnen|first=Mike|title=Matt Corby Reveals First Single "Resolution" From Debut Album|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/matt-corby-reveals-first-single-resolution-from-debut-album/|work=musicfeeds.com.au|date=22 May 2013 |accessdate=12 July 2013}} The song was released on 23 May 2013 by Universal Music Australia. "Resolution" peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 7× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 490,000 equivalent units.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the song won Song of the Year.{{Cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2013 | title = 2013 ARIA Awards Winners By Year |publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 20 October 2013 }} The Bryce Jepson directed music video was nominated for Best Video.ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Video?view=list|title=Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date= 12 December 2019 }}
The song was also included as an iTunes bonus track on his debut album, Telluric (2016).
Background
Corby wrote the song while he was living in Los Angeles. He said, "I got a little paranoid and I didn't really leave the house for a couple of days. I couldn't understand why I was so afraid of the world at this time so I wrote 'Resolution'. It's an ode to humanity and the way I want to be with other people and spread some love in an un-cheesy way."{{cite web|title=Hear: Matt Corby's new tune Resolution|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3765094.htm|work=Triple J|publisher=ABC|accessdate=10 August 2013|date=21 May 2013}}
{{Listen|filename=Matt Corby Resolution.ogg|title="Resolution" (2013)|description=|pos=right}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2013)
! Peak |
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| {{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Matt Corby|song=Resolution|accessdate=28 October 2014}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|16|artist=Matt Corby|song=Resolution|accessdate=6 November 2014}} |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|last1=Zywietz|first1=Tobias|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/130727cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 27.07.2013 (wk29)|publisher=zobbel.de|date=27 July 2014|accessdate=6 November 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"|150 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2013)
! Position |
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| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2013/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2013|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=20 May 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"|39 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=7|type=single|artist=Matt Corby|title=Resolution|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|refname=ARIA|access-date=11 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|artist=Matt Corby|relyear=2013|certyear=2013|title=Resolution|id=2013-11-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=single}}
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Dermot Kennedy version
{{Infobox song
| name = Resolution
| cover = Dermot Kennedy - Resolution.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dermot Kennedy
| album = Songs for Australia
| released = 4 March 2020
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| length = 3:38
| label = * Riggins
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| prev_title = Outnumbered
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Giants
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
Irish singer Dermot Kennedy released a cover version of the song as a single on 4 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/resolution-single/1501250260|title=Resolution – Single by Dermot Kennedy on Apple Music|publisher=music.apple.com|accessdate=27 April 2020}} The song features on compilation album Songs for Australia.
=Background=
The album, Songs for Australia was curated by Australian singer-songwriter Julia Stone to aid bushfire relief, consisting of covers of well-known Australian songs by other artists. Proceeds will go to Firesticks, Landcare Australia, SEED, Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, WildArk and the NSW Rural Fire Service. In a press statement, Stone said that 'Songs For Australia' initially stemmed from a one-off recording session, but the singer ended up curating the entire project by asking fellow musicians with to contribute, "I couldn't believe the responses I was getting. I received the most heart-warming replies from the biggest, busiest artists in the world. Most of these artists have toured here, have family here, friends here, have lived here or spent time here. Everyone has such great memories of this country and to see it in flames was breaking everyone's hearts."{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/damien-rice-covers-sia-chandelier-songs-for-australia-2622326|title=Damien Rice covers Sia's 'Chandelier' for 'Songs For Australia' album|work=NME|date=9 March 2020|accessdate=27 April 2020}}
References
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{{Matt Corby}}
{{Dermot Kennedy}}
{{ARIA Award for Single of the Year}}
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