Catch 22 (song)

"Catch 22"
"Catch 22"
Single by Illy featuring Anne-Marie
from the album Two Degrees
Released	10 October 2016
Recorded	2016
Length	3:41
Label	Warner Bros. Australia
Songwriter(s)	Illy; A Murray; G Michaels; Mark Landon; Suzy Shinn;
Producer(s)	M-Phazes; WNDRBRD; Shinn;
Illy singles chronology
Anne-Marie singles chronology

"Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, Two Degrees.

Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea."^[1]

The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017.^[2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year.^[3]^[4]

Music video

The "Catch 22" video was released on 6 November 2016.^[5] It is set in a previously dead video game arcade where a group of friends find a game called Catch 22, allowing them to test their fate.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch 22" (featuring Anne-Marie)	3:41

Commercial performance

"Catch 22" debuted at number eighteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	11
Australia Urban (ARIA)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	99
Australia Urban (ARIA)^[9]	10

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	Platinum	70,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Hear: Illy announces new album, premieres 'Catch 22' feat. Anne-Marie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "Urban Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "Illy - Catch 22 feat. Anne-Marie (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "ILLY – 'CATCH 22' (FEAT. ANNE-MARIE)". Music Feeds. November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[1] "Hear: Illy announces new album, premieres 'Catch 22' feat. Anne-Marie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[Video-2] ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.

[APRAWinners_2018-3] "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[UWotYNom_18-4] "Urban Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[5] "Illy - Catch 22 feat. Anne-Marie (Official Video)". YouTube. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[6] "ILLY – 'CATCH 22' (FEAT. ANNE-MARIE)". Music Feeds. November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[7] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[8] "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[9] "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-10] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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