"Exactly How You Are" is a song by Australian indie rock band Ball Park Music, released on 15 September 2017 as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album Good Mood (2018). In November 2017, the group performed the song in the triple j studios for Like a Version.[2]
| "Exactly How You Are" | ||||
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| Single by Ball Park Music | ||||
| from the album Good Mood | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2017[1] | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Prawn | |||
| Songwriter | Sam Cromack | |||
| Producer | Sam Cromack | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Exactly How You Are" on YouTube | ||||
The song polled at number 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2017. The song was certified platinum in Australia in 2021.
At the APRA Music Awards of 2019 the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.[3]
Reception
editAl Newstead from Triple J said "'Exactly How You Are' is free of the more melancholy shades that coloured the Brisbane group’'s last album. Instead, it embraces warm melodies and a feel-good, catchy chorus of 'I love you exactly how you are'."[1]
Hayden Davies from Pilerats said of the song "it's a sun-soaked, summery anthem which will no doubt soundtrack our lives as we head into the warmer months".[4]
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- 1 2 Newstead, Al (14 September 2017). "First listen: Ball Park Music's "Exactly How You Are" is the feel-good anthem we all deserve". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ball Park Music "Exactly How You Are"". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "APRA Reveals 2019 Song of the Year Shortlist". Music Feeds. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ Davies, Hayden (16 September 2017). "Ball Park Music return with a summery new anthem, Exactly How You Are". Pilerats. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.