Cruel (Alfie Arcuri song)
| "Cruel" | ||||
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| Single by Alfie Arcuri | ||||
| from the album Zenith | ||||
| Released | 10 July 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Australia | |||
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| Alfie Arcuri singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Cruel" on YouTube | ||||
"Cruel" is the debut and winner's single by
ARIA Singles Chart, selling 1,458 in its first week, becoming the show's worst performing winner's single to date.[1][2]
Lynnette Guzman from Australian Network News believes "music insiders considered the likely mismatch of Arcuri's singing style with the pop song as the problem."[3]
The music video was released on 18 August 2016.[4]
Reception
David Knox from TV Tonight questioned "Who on earth decided Alfie Arcuri should be releasing an up-tempo single "Cruel" as his first single?...with viewers voted him through on the back of
Sam Smith-style ballads for much of the season", calling Arcuri "a fine vocalist".[5]
Paul Cashmere from Noise11 felt that the song "was a complete disaster and makes a mockery of a show promoted to be about music".[6]
Charts
"Cruel" debuted on the
ARIA Singles Chart at number 89 with 1,458 sales. In its second week, the song fell to number 298 with 482 sales.[7]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Australian (ARIA)[8] | 89 |
References
- ^ "The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri's new single hits a flat note". news.com.au. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice Australia 2016 winner Alfie Arcuri suffers Cruel flop in ARIA charts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice 2016 Australia Winner Alfie Arcuri Hated by Fans? Cruel 'Totally Ignored'". Australian Network News. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Alfie Arcuri – Cruel". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Alfie Arcuri single off to Cruel start". TV Tonight. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice Winner Alfie Arcuri 'Cruel' Ends Week A Terrible Mistake". Noise11. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "The Voice Winner Alfie Arcuri 'Cruel' Sells Less Than 500 Second Week". Noise11. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Chart Watch 377". auspOp. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.