The Sea Is Rising

"The Sea is Rising"
"The Sea is Rising"
Single by Bliss N Eso
from the album Flying Colours
Released	2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:35
Label	Illusive Sounds
Songwriter(s)	Jonathon Notley, Max MacKinnon and Noam Dishon
Producer(s)	DJ Izm, MC Bliss, Hattori Hunzo
Bliss N Eso singles chronology

"The Sea is Rising" is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso featuring John Butler Trio. It was released in 2008 as the third single from the trio's third studio album, Flying Colours. The song peaked and debuted at No. 80 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In 2013, five years after its release, it was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales/shipments of over 35,000 copies.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video runs for 6 minutes and 46 seconds. It was released 28 October 2008. In the video Bliss n Eso walk down the street rapping the song, gradually gaining a following, as well as standing on a beach while TV's show clips of pollution and its effects for the human race.

Content

The song is about global warming, where 'The Sea is Rising' because icebergs are melting from the Earth's increased air temperature from pollution. The song's composition consists of a remixed rendition of The Delfonics song "Ready Or Not."

Chart performance

The song debuted and peaked at No. 80. It stayed on the chart for four weeks. It finished at No. 61 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2008.^[1]

Charts

Charts (2098)	Peak position
ARIA Singles Chart^[2]	80

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	Gold	35,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2008". ABC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "ARIA Report 986" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[1] "Triple J Hottest 100 2008". ABC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[2] "ARIA Report 986" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[AustraliaBliss_N_EsoThe_Sea_is_RisingsingleCertRef-3] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

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