"Surrender" is the debut single by Australian boy band The Collective, released on 23 November 2012. It also served as the

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from their self-titled mini album. The song was written by David Musumeci and Anthony Egizii and the rap verse by band member

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. It was produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their production name

DNA Songs DNA Songs is a songwriting and production company founded by Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci in Australia in 2004. They have worked with a variety of international and local artists including Ricky Martin, Geri Halliwell, The Veronicas, Guy S ...

. "Surrender" peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the

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(ARIA), denoting sales of 35,000 copies. It also peaked at number 97 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart.

Background and release

"Surrender" was written by David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii and the rap verse by band member

. It was produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their production name

. The song would have been The Collective's winner's single for the fourth season of ''

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'', if they had won the show. However, it was announced on 20 November 2012 that The Collective finished in third place. Two days later, it was announced that the group signed a recording contract with

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and would release "Surrender" as their debut single. The song was made available for digital purchase on 23 November 2012, and was released as a

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on 28 November 2012.

Chart performance

"Surrender" debuted and peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart dated 3 December 2012. The following week, the song descended to number 43. "Surrender" was certified gold by the

(ARIA), denoting sales of 35,000 copies. For the week ending 6 January 2013, "Surrender" debuted and peaked at number 97 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart.

Promotion

Music video

The

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for "Surrender" premiered online on 22 December 2012. It features scenes of The Collective at a house party. Throughout the video, scenes of each member singing in front of different coloured backdrops are intercut. The video ends with a pool party.

Live performances

The Collective performed "Surrender" live for the first time during ''The X Factor Australia'' grand final performance show on 19 November 2012. A writer for

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wrote that the song "included everything that is great about The Collective – with every boy having their moment in the spotlight including William with his now distinctive rap style!". On 13 December 2012, The Collective performed "Surrender" at the Crown Street Mall in

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, New South Wales and signed CD copies of the single for fans. The following day, they performed "Surrender" on Australian breakfast television program ''

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''.

Track listing

*;CD / digital download #"Surrender" – 3:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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