"Awkward" is a song recorded by Australian
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
band
San Cisco
San Cisco is an Australian indie pop band that formed in 2009 under the original name of King George, in Fremantle, Western Australia. The band are a three-piece, and currently consists of Jordi Davieson (guitar, lead vocals), Josh Biondillo ...
and released in September 2011 as the lead single from their second extended play of the same name (2012).
In January 2012, the song was voted number 7 in the
Triple J Hottest 100, 2011, and following this result, debuted and peaked at number 32 on the
ARIA Singles Chart in February 2012 and was certified platinum in Australia in 2013. The song was later also voted number 78 in the
Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s.
The song is a story of a young man stalking his crush, with duelling vocals by Jordi Davieson and Scarlett Stevens.
At the 2012
West Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). The WAMi Awards are Western Aust ...
, the song won Most Popular Music Video and Most Popular Single.
In 2020, the song was used as part of an advertising campaign by
KFC Australia.
Reception
Music Feeds called the song "an unmistakable pop gem" while Christiana Bartolini from Indie Shuffle described the song as "simple, upbeat and actually really cute".
Charts
Certification
References
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2011 singles
2011 songs
San Cisco songs
Songs written by Scarlett Stevens