Paper Dragon

"Paper Dragon"
Single by Dami Im
from the album My Reality
Released18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Length3:04
LabelDami Army, ABC
Songwriter(s)
  • Dami Im
  • Elanor Witt
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Dami Im singles chronology
"Marching On"
(2020) 		"Paper Dragon"
(2020) 		"Lonely Cactus"
(2021)
Music video
"Paper Dragon" on YouTube

"Paper Dragon" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im. The song was announced on 31 August 2020 and released on 18 September 2020.[1] The song is the first by Im on the ABC Label, following a successful run with Sony and a number of self-released singles throughout 2019 and 2020. It was written by Im and Eleanor Witt, and produced by Konstantin Kersting.[2]

The track was originally intended to be Im's entry for Eurovision – Australia Decides, in an attempt to represent Australia at Eurovision 2021, but with the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Montaigne's internal selection for the 2021 event, Im "decided to release the song anyway".[3][4]

The song did not enter the ARIA top 100, but debuted at number 1 on the Australian Independent chart.[5]

A piano version was released on 9 October 2020.[6]

In an album review of My Reality in November 2021, David from auspOp called "Paper Dragon" the album highlight.[7]

Music video

Im worked with an Italian stop-motion animator, who created the whole video using paper cutouts. The music video was directed by Stefano Bertelli at Seen Film Studio and premiered on 17 September 2020.[8][4]

Track listings

  • Digital download
  1. "Paper Dragon" – 3:04
  • Digital download
  1. "Paper Dragon" (Piano version) – 2:50

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Independent (AIR)[5] 1

References

  1. ^ "Paper Dragon - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Dami Im releases new single "Paper Dragon"". ESC Xtra. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Dami Im shares anthemic new single "Paper Dragon"". NME. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dami Im releases "Paper Dragon" — which she considered for Eurovision – Australia Decides 2021". wiwibloggs. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The week beginning 28 September 2020". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Paper Dragon (piano version) - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "David Delves Into Dami's My Reality". auspOp. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Dami Im - Paper Dragon (Official Video)". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via YouTube.