"Patience" is a song by Australian psychedelic music project

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. It was released as a single on 22 March 2019 through

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. It was written and produced by Kevin Parker, and was his first single since " The Less I Know the Better" in 2015. At the

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, Parker was nominated for

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and Engineer of the Year for his work on this track. ''

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'' magazine ranked "Patience" as the 25th-best song of 2019, while '' Billboard'' ranked it 64th on their list of the best songs of 2019 and Triple J ranked it 52nd in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019.

Composition

The track has been characterised as a " psych- disco bop", a "beat-driven, atmospheric soft-rocker", a "

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cruiser", and a "playful, dancey spin on the Perth band's

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". According to a press release the song was inspired by 1970s disco and 1990s house. ''

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'' described the song as Parker singing "airily over a bright, colorful groove".

Promotion

Kevin Parker announced the release on 22 March 2019, saying on Instagram that a new song would be released in "one hour".

Personnel

* Kevin Parker – vocals, instrumentation, production, mixing, engineering *

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– mastering

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References

{{Tame Impala 2019 singles 2019 songs Tame Impala songs Songs written by Kevin Parker (musician)