Song · SAFIA
“Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds” by SAFIA
Released 2014
“Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds” by SAFIA appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2014. It was first released in 2014. Its best result is #96 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #509 alternative song of 2014.
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Safia's second single, "Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds", arrived on 11 April 2014, and it started the way plenty of good songs do, with singer Ben Woolner at a piano until the opening couple of lines simply showed up. The Australian electronic group's production was already bent and wobbly, so Woolner leaned into it, building the whole thing around paranoia rattling inside someone's head while keeping enough pop in it to hum, and scattering sounds that land somewhere between cute and creepy. The video pushed the idea further with an animated little bear designed by a friend of the band.
It went to the top of the Hype Machine chart and earned a nomination for Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single at the 2014 AIR Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 | 100 |
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