
Song · Vance Joy
“Riptide” by Vance Joy
From the EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing (2013)
“Riptide” by Vance Joy appears on 40 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013, and it was voted number one on three countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 2014, #2,809 alternative song of all time and #55 of the '10s.
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Vance Joy, the Australian singer-songwriter, put "Riptide" on his first EP, God Loves You When You're Dancing, in 2013, and it later carried over to his debut album, Dream Your Life Away, in 2014. He wrote it alone and produced it with his drummer Edwin White, with John Castle also credited on production.
It's a coming-of-age love song, breezy and a little breathless, stuffed with odd metaphors and pop-culture nods, and critics heard shades of Paul Kelly and Jeff Buckley in it. Listeners back home simply wouldn't let it go: it became the longest-charting song in ARIA history, overtaking the 106-week run of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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