Stranger (Peking Duk song)

"Stranger"
Single by Peking Duk featuring Elliphant
Released21 October 2016[1]
Recorded2016
Length3:26
LabelSony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr, Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton
Peking Duk singles chronology
"Say My Name"
(2015) 		"Stranger"
(2016) 		"Fake Magic"
(2017)

"Stranger" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk featuring Swedish singer Elliphant.

The song was written late in 2015 in Sydney while Elliphant was touring for the Falls Festival. The song was redone by the trio several times over the year. Elliphant is grateful the duo ignored her request "to give it to another artist", saying "I told them that maybe there would be a better person to do 'Stranger' because they weren't satisfied, I wasn't coming up with the vocal they wanted. If I heard it out there with some other girl now I would be so annoyed."[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song was nominated for three awards, winning Song of the Year.[3] At the APRA Music Awards of 2018, the song won Dance Work of the Year.[4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Stranger" (featuring Elliphant)3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 93
Chart (2017) Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 78

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Stranger – Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Australian dance pop duo Peking Duk refuse to let their Swedish star Elliphant say no to Stranger". news.com.au. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ Cockburn, Paige (28 November 2017). "ARIA Awards 2017: Gang of Youths, Paul Kelly, A.B. Original big victors at Australian music's night of nights". ABC News. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 APRA AWARDS : The Winners". auspOp. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  8. ^ "ARIA End of Year Singles 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Peking Duk feat. Elliphant – Stranger". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.