"Restless" is a song by Australian rapper Allday featuring Australian pop duo The Veronicas. It was released on 7 June 2019 as the fourth single from Allday's third studio album Starry Night Over the Phone. They performed the song live on Triple J on the day of its release along with a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi".[1]
| "Restless" | ||||
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| Single by Allday featuring The Veronicas | ||||
| from the album Starry Night Over the Phone | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
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| "Restless" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe music video for "Restless" was filmed in Adelaide and directed and produced by Rory Pippan and released on 25 June 2019.[2] Allday said "I went back to Adelaide (my hometown) to shoot all the videos for this album and I wanted to capture the desolation and boredom of the place. Growing up in a boring place was fantastic for me because it sparked my imagination; where I'm from is really important to me. We used that as inspiration, and exaggerated a lot of the light and dark aspects of the place for this video."[3]
Reception
editThomas Bleach from The Music Network described the collaboration as "a match made in heaven" and "a soothing pop song full of sweet harmonies". Bleach said: "The two Aussie acts were able to draw from their unique sounds and fuse together a slick vibe that audiences will instantly fall in love with."[4]
Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as "one of [his] favorite songs of the year" saying "'Restless' is an unusually honest breakup anthem with enough hooks to fill a hardware store."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Allday & The Veronicas Cover Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' For Like A Version". Music Feeds. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Allday - Restless Ft. The Veronicas (Official Video)". 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Allday teams with The Veronica's for Restless". Noise11. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Bleach, Thomas (7 June 2019). "Allday and The Veronicas hook up for new collaborations". The Music Network. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Wass, Mike (25 June 2019). "Allday & The Veronicas battle boredom in their 'Restless' Video". Idolator. Retrieved 26 June 2019.