"Papercuts" is a song by Australian
rapper
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Illy
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, which features Australian female
folk
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indie-pop
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vocalist
Vera Blue
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and was produced by
M-Phazes
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. The song was released on 8 July 2016 and peaked within the top 10 on the Australian
ARIA Chart
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. The song is the lead single from Illy's fifth studio album, ''Two Degrees''. "Papercuts" appears on the album as the sixth track.
Upon release, Illy said, "I've been holding on to 'Papercuts' for a while, and I'm really excited that it's finally coming out. It's a different vibe to anything I've done before."
Track listing
Commercial performance
"Papercuts" debuted at number thirty-seven on the Australian
ARIA
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singles chart, jumping to number eight then two in the following weeks, becoming both artists' highest-charting single to date.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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References
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Illy (rapper) songs
Vera Blue songs
2016 singles
2016 songs
Songs written by Vera Blue
Songs written by M-Phazes