Catch 22 (song)

"Catch 22" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, Two Degrees.

"Catch 22"
Single by Illy featuring Anne-Marie
from the album Two Degrees
Released	10 October 2016
Recorded	2016
Length	3:41
Label	Warner Bros. Australia
Songwriter(s)	Illy A Murray G Michaels Mark Landon Suzy Shinn
Producer(s)	M-Phazes WNDRBRD Shinn
Illy singles chronology
"Papercuts" (2016) "Catch 22" (2016) "You Say When" (2017)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Alarm" (2016) "Catch 22" (2016) "Rockabye" (2016)

Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: "I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea."^[1]

The Mark Alston directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017.^[2]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year.^[3][4]

Music video

The "Catch 22" video was released on 6 November 2016.^[5] It is set in a previously dead video game arcade where a group of friends find a game called Catch 22, allowing them to test their fate.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Catch 22" (featuring Anne-Marie)	3:41

Commercial performance

"Catch 22" debuted at number eighteen on the Australian ARIA singles chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	11
Australia Urban (ARIA)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	99
Australia Urban (ARIA)[9]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.