Like a Drum

"Like a Drum"
Single by Guy Sebastian
from the album Madness
Released 25 October 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded Los Angeles, CA
Length 3:01
Label Sony
Writer(s) Guy Sebastian, Khris Lorenz, Sam Martin, David Ryan Harris
Producer(s) Khris Lorenz
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Dare to Be Square"
(2013)		 "Like a Drum"
(2013)		 "Come Home with Me"
(2014)
Music video
"Like a Drum" on YouTube

"Like a Drum" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian released digitally in Australia on 25 October 2013.[1] It debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart, Sebastian's twelfth top ten single in Australia, and has been certified triple platinum.[2] It also reached number 13 and gold certification on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[3][4]

Release and promotion

"Like a Drum" was serviced to Australian radio on October 21, 2013. The song became the most played song in Australia in late December where it remained for two weeks.[5] Sebastian performed the song on the Grand Final of season five of The X Factor Australia.[6] Sebastian also performed the song on the Grand Finale of season 13 of Dancing with the Stars Australia.

Commercial performance

"Like a Drum" debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart, Sebastian's 12th top ten single in Australia, and tenth to peak in the top five.[7] The song spent 18 weeks in the chart, including ten non-consecutive weeks in the top ten, and has been certified triple platinum.[8][2] "Like a Drum" also reached number 13 and gold certification in New Zealand.[4] It was his tenth single chart entry there, and eighth to chart in the top 20.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Like a Drum" – 3:01
  1. "Like a Drum" (The Chainsmokers Remix) – 3:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 61
France (SNEP)[11] 183
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[13] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 49
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 50
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[17] 6
Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[18] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[19] 3× Platinum 210,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Gold 7,500*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[1] 25 October 2013 Digital download Sony Music Australia
New Zealand[20]
Australia[21] 6 December 2013 CD single
United States[22] 12 January 2014 Digital download
United States[23] 4 March 2014 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "iTunes – Music – Like a Drum – Single by Guy Sebastian". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2014 ARIA Singles Certifications. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guy Sebastian - RIANZ peak positions. RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Official New Zealand Music Charts - 10 March 2014. Recording Industry Association New Zealand (RIANZ). Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Weekly Hot 100 - 10 January 2014. Australian Music Report. Archived from the original 10 January 2014
  6. ↑ "The X Factor Grand Final 2013 – Dami Im Crowned The Winner!". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Guy Sebastian - Australian Charts (Singles). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014
  8. ↑ Guy Sebastian - Like a Drum (Song). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014
  9. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Guy Sebastian – Like A Drum" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Guy Sebastian Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Guy Sebastian. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  16. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2013. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014
  17. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2013. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014
  18. ↑ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2015
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  20. ↑ "iTunes – Music – Like a Drum – Single by Guy Sebastian". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Like A Drum". Sanity. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  22. ↑ "Like A Drum [Clean]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.