Blackout (Bonnie Anderson song)

"Blackout"
Single by Bonnie Anderson
Released	June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
Studio	Jim Henson Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	3:03
Label	Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Bonnie Anderson Eric Sanicola Johnny Powers Severin Ameerah A. Roelants
Producer(s)	Eric Sanicola Johnny Powers Severin
Bonnie Anderson singles chronology
"Raise the Bar" (2013) "Blackout" (2014) "Rodeo" (2014)
Music video
"Blackout" on YouTube

"Blackout" is a song by Australian pop singer Bonnie Anderson and was released in June 2014. The song is about acting on your strongest desires and came out of a collaboration between Anderson and RedOne during a recent writing trip to Los Angeles.^[1] It peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Anderson said "'Blackout' came from a conversation we were having about boys... hot boys! It is about a desperate desire and wanting something so badly and so passionately, you just have to have it now! The 'blackout' is that intense secret moment between you and that person, and nothing else matters."^[2]

The song has been sampled a number of times, most notably in the Karol G hit "Mi Cama", which reached the top 5 on the Spanish Promusicae charts.

Music video

The music video for "Blackout" was directed by Christopher Frey^[1] and released on 6 June 2014.^[3]

Track listing

Digital single

1. "Blackout" - 3:05

CD single

1. "Blackout" - 3:03
2. "Blackout" (Johnny Labs & Statik Link Trap Club Mix) - 3:05
3. "Blackout" (ATP Remix) - 3:31
4. "Blackout" (Bexta Club Mix) - 3:28
5. "Blackout" (acoustic) - 3:25

Digital single

1. "Blackout" Marcus Santoro remix - 5:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[5]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Release Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	13 June 2014	Digital download[7]	Sony Music Australia	G010003168156N
	27 June 2014	CD single		88843078602
	29 August 2014	Digital download (Special edition) [8]

References

1. "New Video: Bonnie Anderson 'Blackout'". Spotlight Report. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. "BONNIE ANDERSON'S 'BLACKOUT' CONFIRMS SHE IS NOT TWELVE ANYMORE". Project U. June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. "Bonnie Anderson - Blackout". YouTube. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
4. "Bonnie Anderson – Blackout". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
7. "Blackout- single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
8. "Blackout (Marcus Santoro remix) - single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 11 April 2019.