Cosby Sweater

"Cosby Sweater"
Single by Hilltop Hoods
from the album Walking Under Stars
B-side "Won't Let You Down"
Released 26 October 2014
Format Digital download, 7" vinyl
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:37[1]
Label Universal Music Australia
Hilltop Hoods singles chronology
"Pyramid Building"
(2014)		 "Cosby Sweater"
(2014)

"Cosby Sweater" is a song by Australian hip hop group, Hilltop Hoods. It was released as the third single from the group's seventh studio album, Walking Under Stars (2014). In Australia, "Cosby Sweater" peaked at No. 4 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Hilltop Hoods' highest charting single to date and their third top ten hit overall.[2] The song was rated number three in Triple J's Hottest 100 2014. The song's accompanying music video was released on 3 October 2014 via the Australian iTunes Store.[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Cosby Sweater" (Trials remix) 3:37
2. "Won't Let You Down" (featuring Maverick Sabre) 4:27

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 4
Australian Urban (ARIA)[5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 47

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[7] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "iTunes – Walking Under Stars by Hilltop Hoods". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater (song)". australiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cosby Sweater Music Video (iTunes)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report - Issue #1290" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 March 2015.