"Like a Drum"
Single by Guy Sebastian
from the album Madness
Released25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
RecordedLos Angeles, CA
Length3:01
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
  • Guy Sebastian
  • Khris Lorenz
  • Sam Martin
  • David Ryan Harris
Producer(s)Khris Lorenz
Guy Sebastian singles chronology
"Dare to Be Square"
(2013) 		"Like a Drum"
(2013) 		"Come Home with Me"
(2014)
Music video
"Like a Drum" on YouTube

"Like a Drum" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian released digitally in Australia on 25 October 2013.[1] It debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart, Sebastian's twelfth top ten single in Australia, and has been certified 4× platinum.[2] It also reached number 13 and gold certification on the New Zealand Singles Chart and has been certified platinum in Sweden.[3][4][5]

Music video

The video begins as Guy Sebastian starts singing the song as a red hooded figure on a porch of a house. The scene switches to a boy (possibly him as a child) who has a girlfriend though they are possibly ten or twelve years old. As the song goes of scenes of Guy continuing on that porch the childhood girlfriend moves away and the young Guy hops on a bike and scooter and travels the world searching for her. They finally find each other and the swing and play together being happy and the video ends with the adult Guy pulling up his hood and walking off.

Release and promotion

"Like a Drum" was serviced to Australian radio on 21 October 2013. The song became the most played song in Australia in late December where it remained for two weeks.[6] Sebastian performed the song on the Grand Final of season five of The X Factor Australia.[7] Sebastian also performed the song on the Grand Finale of season 13 of Dancing with the Stars Australia and Indonesia's Got Talent (Series 2).

Commercial performance

"Like a Drum" debuted at number four on the ARIA Singles Chart, Sebastian's 12th top ten single in Australia, and tenth to peak in the top five.[8] The song spent 18 weeks in the chart, including ten non-consecutive weeks in the top ten, and has been certified 4× platinum.[9][2] "Like a Drum" reached number 13 and gold certification in New Zealand, his tenth chart entry there, and eighth to chart in the top 20.[4][3] It also charted in the top 50 in Sweden and achieved platinum certification.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Like a Drum" – 3:01
  1. "Like a Drum" (The Chainsmokers Remix) – 3:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 61
France (SNEP)[12] 183
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[14] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 49
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 20

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 50
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[18] 6
Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[19] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4] Gold 7,500*
Sweden (GLF)[5] Platinum 40,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[1] 25 October 2013 Digital download Sony Music Australia
New Zealand[21]
Australia[22] 6 December 2013 CD single
United States[23] 12 January 2014 Digital download
United States[24] 4 March 2014 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ^ a b c "iTunes – Music – Like a Drum – Single by Guy Sebastian". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b ARIA Accreditations – 2019 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Guy Sebastian - RIANZ peak positions. RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Official New Zealand Music Charts - 10 March 2014. Recording Industry Association New Zealand (RIANZ). Archived from the original on 14 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Sverige Toplistan: Sök" (To retrieve the certification, enter "Guy Sebastian" in the upper right box "Sök", and then click on "Visa" on Like a Drum) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ Weekly Hot 100 - 10 January 2014. Australian Music Report. Archived from the original 10 January 2014
  7. ^ "The X Factor Grand Final 2013 – Dami Im Crowned The Winner!". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ Guy Sebastian - Australian Charts (Singles). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014
  9. ^ Guy Sebastian - Like a Drum (Song). ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 January 2014
  10. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Like A Drum" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  15. ^ "Guy Sebastian – Like a Drum". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Guy Sebastian Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  17. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2013. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014
  18. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2013. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014
  19. ^ ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2015
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ^ "iTunes – Music – Like a Drum – Single by Guy Sebastian". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  22. ^ "Like A Drum". Sanity. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  23. ^ "Like A Drum [Clean]". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  24. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
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