Jimmy Recard

"Jimmy Recard" is the first single released by Australian hip hop artist, Drapht,^[2] taken from his third album, Brothers Grimm. "Jimmy Recard" received airplay on radio stations across Australia.^[3][4][5][6] In an interview with Triple J, Drapht explained how he came up with the name.

I was thinking of successful names so I jumped on the net and actually googled successful names and came up with James and Recard. So I changed James to Jimmy and used Recard as the last name. I think a name does a lot for a character and where you go in life. And it was a positive track on the record because a lot of my stuff kind of feeds from negative ideas.^[7]

"Jimmy Recard"
Single by Drapht
from the album Brothers Grimm
Released	January 2009[1]
Recorded	2008
Length	3:33
Label	Obese
Songwriter(s)	Paul Ridge Daniel Rankine
Producer(s)	Trials
Drapht singles chronology
"Jimmy Recard" (2009) "Falling" (2008)

The single reached #1 on the AIR Charts^[8][9] and #10 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2008.^[10][11] The single also broke into the top 100 in the ARIA Charts reaching #92.^[12]

Music video

The music video was produced by Moving Still Productions.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[13]	92

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
2. "Drapht - Jimmy Recard". Planet Urban. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
3. "Jimmy Recard by Drapht". J Play. Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
4. "Triple R FM playlist". Triple R FM. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
5. "KissFM playlist". KissFm. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
6. "PBS playlist". PBS. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
7. "Drapht on finding Jimmy Recard". Triple J. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
8. "MSP - Moving Still Productions | Jimmy Recard – Music Video for Drapht". Moving Still. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
9. "Charts - Australian Music Office". Australian Music Office. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
10. "Kings of Leon top Triple J Hottest 100 poll with Sex on Fire". news.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
11. "history | triple j hottest 100 - 2008 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
12. "Oz Chartifacts 09 Feb 09". Australian-charts.com. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
13. "The ARIA Report: Issue 989" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 May 2022.