Restless (Allday song)

"Restless" is a song by Australian rapper Allday featuring Australian pop duo The Veronicas. It was released on 7 June 2019 as the fourth single from Allday's third studio album Starry Night Over the Phone. They performed the song live on Triple J on the day of its release along with a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi".[1]

"Restless"
Single by Allday featuring The Veronicas
from the album Starry Night Over the Phone
Released7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)
Length3:12
Songwriter(s)
Allday singles chronology
"Lungs"
(2019)
"Restless"
(2019)
"All Da Way"
(2019)
The Veronicas singles chronology
"Think of Me"
(2019)
"Restless"
(2019)
"Ugly"
(2019)
Music video
"Restless" on YouTube

Music video

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The music video for "Restless" was filmed in Adelaide and directed and produced by Rory Pippan and released on 25 June 2019.[2] Allday said "I went back to Adelaide (my hometown) to shoot all the videos for this album and I wanted to capture the desolation and boredom of the place. Growing up in a boring place was fantastic for me because it sparked my imagination; where I'm from is really important to me. We used that as inspiration, and exaggerated a lot of the light and dark aspects of the place for this video."[3]

Reception

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Thomas Bleach from The Music Network described the collaboration as "a match made in heaven" and "a soothing pop song full of sweet harmonies". Bleach said: "The two Aussie acts were able to draw from their unique sounds and fuse together a slick vibe that audiences will instantly fall in love with."[4]

Mike Wass from Idolator described the song as "one of [his] favorite songs of the year" saying "'Restless' is an unusually honest breakup anthem with enough hooks to fill a hardware store."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Allday & The Veronicas Cover Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' For Like A Version". Music Feeds. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Allday - Restless Ft. The Veronicas (Official Video)". 25 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Allday teams with The Veronica's for Restless". Noise11. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ Bleach, Thomas (7 June 2019). "Allday and The Veronicas hook up for new collaborations". The Music Network. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. ^ Wass, Mike (25 June 2019). "Allday & The Veronicas battle boredom in their 'Restless' Video". Idolator. Retrieved 26 June 2019.