Act Your Age (song)

Act Your Age is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss N Eso. It was released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album Circus in the Sky. The single was released through Illusive Sounds on 16 August 2013.^[1] The song peaked at #31 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold, making it Bliss N Eso's fifth gold single.^[2][3] The song contains a sample of "Act Yr Age" by Bluejuice. The song's message is to not worry about acting your age, just have fun. 'Act Your Age' finished at #67 on the 2013 Triple J Hottest 100.^[4]

"Act Your Age"
Single by Bliss N Eso
from the album Circus in the Sky
Released	16 August 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:39
Label	Illusive Sounds
Songwriter(s)	Alexander Burnett, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib, James Hauptmann, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Jacob Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas
Producer(s)	DJ Izm, MC Bliss, MC Eso
Bliss N Eso singles chronology
"Reservoir Dogs" (2013) "Act Your Age" (2013) "My Life" (2013)

Music video

The song's video was uploaded to Bliss N Eso's YouTube channel "blissnesoTV" on 7 August 2013, and currently has about 2,000,000 views. The video show's Bliss N Eso waking up after a night of partying and well as flashbacks to the party the day before, where they, among other things, swim, dance, eat cake and ride a helicopter. The video also contains references to Borat and Ron Burgundy, and features a cameo from comedian Alex Williamson, who features on the song "Cialis Cuts" and whom Eso has previously collaborated with comically.^[5] The video was filmed over two days at a private property in Bilambil, NSW Australia.

Critical reception

Reception to the song was positive. AAA Backstage wrote that "'Act Your Age', sampling Bluejuice's pop hit 'Act Yr Age' is a great example of Izm's scratching and is a cheeky throwback to the trio's previous style of rapping; truly a rolling romp all the way back to their early days."^[6]

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 78 on the ARIA Singles Chart and went on to peak at No. 31, and spent a total of 12 weeks on the chart.^[7][8] It was certified Gold in January 2014 for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies.^[9]

Charts

Charts (2013)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	31
Australian Urban Singles Chart (ARIA)[11]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Act Your Age - iTunes". Apple. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. "Australian Charts Portal - Bliss N Eso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "The Countdown - Hottest 100". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
5. "Bliss n Eso - Act Your Age (feat. Bluejuice) - Official Video Clip". YouTube. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
6. "Album Review: Bliss n Eso "Circus In The Sky"". AAA Backstage. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
7. "ARIA Report Issue 1219" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
8. "ARIA Report Issue 1231" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
9. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
10. "Bliss n Eso – Act Your Age". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
11. "ARIA Urban Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.