Addicted (Bliss n Eso song)

2010 single by Bliss n Eso

"Addicted"

Single by Bliss n Eso
from the album  Running On Air
Released| 1 August 2010
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 3:51
Label| Illusive Sounds
Songwriter(s)| Jonathon Notley and Max MacKinnon
Bliss n Eso singles chronology
| "Down by the River"
(2010)  | "Addicted"
(2010)  | "Reflections"
(2010)

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"Addicted" is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso. It was released 1 August 2010 through Illusive Sounds as the second single from the trio's fourth studio album Running On Air. It debuted at No. 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart, peaked at No. 38 and went on to spend a total of 33 weeks on the chart, making it one of 'Bliss n Eso's' biggest hits.[1][2] "Addicted" finished at No. 23 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010.[3] The song's music video was created using stop motion animation with graffiti. "Addicted" received highly positive reviews and is regarded to be one of the best songs on "Running On Air".

An instrumental version is used as the theme song for seasons 2-4 of Hamish & Andy's Gap Year.

## Music video

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The song's accompanying music video was released on 2 November 2010. It runs for three minutes and ten seconds, and was directed by James Solomon. The film clip uses stop motion animation to animate graffiti as it moves along the walls of a warehouse and also features a man skateboarding in the warehouse. 2,200 photos were taken. The video was shot over the span of three months in a warehouse in Auckland, New Zealand. The artwork was done by graffiti artists 'Askew One' and 'Deus'. Over 300 cans of paint were used in the filming of the video. On YouTube one upload of the video has over 1.5 million views, and another upload has over 500,000 views.[4]

## Critical reception

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The song received highly positive reviews. Thevine.com.au was positive, writing "The song opens with the simplest of piano chords for Eso to rap over before a rolling drum marks the beginning of an intricate amalgamation of live instrumentation and sample based production that crescendos into a song that soars. Both Bliss and Eso are at their lyrical sharpest, questioning the socio-political status quo in a manner that matches the uplifting nature of the music".[5]

## Chart performance

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The song debuted No. 93 on the ARIA Singles Chart and climbed as high as No. 38\. The song spent 33 weeks on the chart, charting from August 2010 to March 2011. The song also finished at No. 23 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2010, above "Down By The River" and "Reflections".[1][2]

## Charts

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Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

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ARIA Singles Chart[6] | 38

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[7] | 6× Platinum  | 420,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b "ARIA Report Issue 1067" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
2. ^ a b "ARIA Report Issue 1101" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
3. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
4. ^ "Bliss n Eso - Addicted (Official Video Clip)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
5. ^ "Bliss n Eso -Running On Air Review". TheVine.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
6. ^ "Australian charts portal Bliss n Eso". ARIA. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2025 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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Bliss n Eso

* MC Bliss
* MC Esoterik
* DJ Izm

Studio albums|

* Flowers in the Pavement
* Day of the Dog
* Flying Colours
* Running on Air
* Circus in the Sky
* Off the Grid

Extended Plays|

* The Arrival

Singles|

* "Up Jumped the Boogie"
* "Bullet and a Target"
* "On Tour"
* "Down by the River"
* "Addicted"
* "Reflections"
* "House of Dreams"
* "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
* "Reservoir Dogs"
* "Act Your Age"
* "My Life"

Related articles|

* Illusive Sounds

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