''Act Your Age'' is a song by

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Bliss N Eso Bliss n Eso (formerly known as Bliss n' Esoterikizm) are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. They are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are managed and booked by label co-founders Adam Jankie and Matt Gudin ...

. It was released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album ''

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''. The single was released through

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on 16 August 2013. The song peaked at #31 on the

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and was certified gold, making it Bliss N Eso's fifth gold single. The song contains a sample of "

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. The song's message is to not worry about acting your age, just have fun. 'Act Your Age' finished at #67 on the 2013

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Music video

The song's video was uploaded to Bliss N Eso's

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channel "blissnesoTV" on 7 August 2013, and currently has about 2,000,000 views. The video show's Bliss N Eso waking up after a night of partying and well as flashbacks to the party the day before, where they, among other things, swim, dance, eat cake and ride a helicopter. The video also contains references to

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, and features a cameo from comedian Alex Williamson, who features on the song "Cialis Cuts" and whom Eso has previously collaborated with comically. The video was filmed over two days at a private property in Bilambil, NSW Australia.

Critical reception

Reception to the song was positive. ''AAA Backstage'' wrote that "'Act Your Age', sampling Bluejuice's pop hit '

' is a great example of Izm's scratching and is a cheeky throwback to the trio's previous style of rapping; truly a rolling romp all the way back to their early days."

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 78 on the ARIA Singles Chart and went on to peak at No. 31, and spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart. It was certified Gold in January 2014 for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies.

Charts

Certifications

References

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