"Paper Dragon" is a song by Australian singer Dami Im. The song was announced on 31 August 2020 and released on 18 September 2020.[1] The song is the first by Im on the ABC Label, following a successful run with Sony and a number of self-released singles throughout 2019 and 2020. It was written by Im and Eleanor Witt, and produced by Konstantin Kersting.[2]

"Paper Dragon"
Single by Dami Im
from the album My Reality
Released18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Length3:04
LabelDami Army, ABC
Songwriter(s)
  • Dami Im
  • Elanor Witt
Producer(s)Konstantin Kersting
Dami Im singles chronology
"Marching On"
(2020)
"Paper Dragon"
(2020)
"Lonely Cactus"
(2021)
Music video
"Paper Dragon" on YouTube

The track was originally intended to be Im's entry for Eurovision – Australia Decides, in an attempt to represent Australia at Eurovision 2021, but with the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Montaigne's internal selection for the 2021 event, Im "decided to release the song anyway".[3][4]

The song did not enter the ARIA top 100, but debuted at number 1 on the Australian Independent chart.[5]

A piano version was released on 9 October 2020.[6]

In an album review of My Reality in November 2021, David from auspOp called "Paper Dragon" the album highlight.[7]

Music video

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Im worked with an Italian stop-motion animator, who created the whole video using paper cutouts. The music video was directed by Stefano Bertelli at Seen Film Studio and premiered on 17 September 2020.[8][4]

Track listings

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  • Digital download
  1. "Paper Dragon" – 3:04
  • Digital download
  1. "Paper Dragon" (Piano version) – 2:50

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia Independent (AIR)[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Paper Dragon - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Dami Im releases new single "Paper Dragon"". ESC Xtra. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Dami Im shares anthemic new single "Paper Dragon"". NME. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dami Im releases "Paper Dragon" — which she considered for Eurovision – Australia Decides 2021". wiwibloggs. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The week beginning 28 September 2020". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Paper Dragon (piano version) - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "David Delves Into Dami's My Reality". auspOp. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Dami Im - Paper Dragon (Official Video)". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via YouTube.