"Gifted Life" is the first single from Australian hip hop group Downsyde's second album Land of the Giants. It was released on 23 September 2002[1] on the independent label, Hydrofunk (established by Resin Dogs) and distributed nationally by Virgin.
| "Gifted Life" | ||||
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| Single by Downsyde | ||||
| from the album Land of the Giants | ||||
| B-side | "Reap What We Sow" | |||
| Released | September 2002 | |||
| Genre | Australian Hip-Hop | |||
| Label | Hydrofunk/Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Downsyde | |||
| Producer(s) | Dazastah | |||
| Downsyde singles chronology | ||||
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The song basically revolves around the concept that some people have a blessed (or gifted) life, while others are not so fortunate. Three other songs are also included on the retail single: "Reap What We Sow", "Dee Dah Dah" (an interlude type track), and "Raiders of the Lost Art", all from the group's debut album Epinonimous and all produced or co-produced by Dazastah.
"Gifted Life" was nominated as 'Best Single' at the 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards,[2] which was eventually won by Infusion's "Dead Souls". The song featured on the 2003 DMA compilation album,[3] it received airplay around on Triple J,[4] RTRFM, 3RRR, 4ZZZ[5] and PBS.
Track listing edit
- "Gifted Life" – 3:38
- "Reap What We Sow" – 4:52
- "Dee Dah Dah" –
- "Raiders of the Lost Art" – 4:49
References edit
- ^ ARIA September 2002 releases
- ^ 2003 DMA nominations Archived 18 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Discogs track listing
- ^ "J Play – Triple J play listing". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ 4ZZZ playlist