From Afar (song)

By Vance Joy, 2013

"From Afar"

Single by Vance Joy
from the EP  God Loves You When You're Dancing
Released| 21 January 2013
Recorded| 2012
Genre|

* Indie pop
* indie folk

Length| 4:24
Label| Liberation Music
Songwriter(s)| Vance Joy
Producer(s)|

* Vance Joy
* Edwin White
* John Castle

Vance Joy singles chronology
|  | "From Afar"
(2013)  | "Riptide"
(2013)

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"From Afar" is the debut single by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was first released on 21 January 2013 as the lead single from Joy's debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing (2013). It is also featured on his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014).

Joy said "I wrote [it] in 2010 and wrote the outro in 2012, and it’s a been a song I've played regularly the last couple of years because I just think it's a really universal theme of loving someone from a distance. It's a sad kind of song though the outro is a bit more upbeat and slightly more epic. That was something that happened when we produced the song. It's an old favourite of mine anyway."[1]

The song was certified platinum in Australia in 2018.[2]

## Music video

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The music video for "From Afar" was directed by Lara Kose, co-directed by Charlie Ford and Josh Mckie and released on 14 February 2013.[3]

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum  | 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "The Stories Behind Vance Joy's Debut Album". The Music. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
2. ^ "ARIA Charts Accreditations 2018 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. ^ "Vance Joy - 'From Afar' Official Video". YouTube. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

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Vance Joy

* Awards and nominations
* Discography

Studio albums|

* Dream Your Life Away
* Nation of Two
* In Our Own Sweet Time

Live albums|

* Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Extended plays|

* God Loves You When You're Dancing

Singles|

* "From Afar"
* "Riptide"
* "Mess Is Mine"
* "First Time"
* "Georgia"
* "Fire and the Flood"
* "Straight into Your Arms"
* "Lay It on Me"
* "Like Gold"
* "We're Going Home"
* "Saturday Sun"
* "Call If You Need Me"
* "I'm with You"
* "You"
* "Missing Piece"
* "Clarity"
* "Every Side of You"

Other songs|

* "Wasted Time"

Concert tours|

* God Loves You When You're Dancing Tour
* Riptide Tour
* Dream Your Life Away Tour
* The Fire and the Flood Tour
* Lay It On Me Tour
* Nation of Two World Tour

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