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Wikipedia article
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| label = *Teamwrk
*Elektra
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| producer = Hapi
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"'Astronaut in the Ocean'" is a song by Australian rapper Masked Wolf. It was originally released in June 2019 before being re-released through Elektra Records on 6 January 2021. Following its re-release, the song achieved chart success, peaking at number 4 on the Australian ARIA Charts and number 6 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100. It was released as the lead single from his mixtape 'Astronomical'. The song was produced by Tyron Hapi.
In September 2021, the song was added to the APRA billion streams list for its achievement. At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year, Best Hip Hop Release and Breakthrough Artist - Release. Masked Wolf was nominated for Best Artist and Daniele Cernera was nominated for Best Video for their work on this release.
Background
The song was first released through Teamwrk Records on 7 June 2019, achieving minor success within Australia and becoming Masked Wolf's most popular single at the time. However, in late 2020, the track started to gain attention on social media by being used in a number of TikTok videos. He was signed by Elektra Records in early 2021, and the song was re-released on 6 January 2021. By that time, the song had already reached more than 32 million streams on Spotify and was steadily gaining more traction through social media and clips on TikTok.
In February 2021, it surpassed the 100 million Spotify streams mark, becoming Teamwrk Records' most streamed track. The song was also included in the playlist "The Shazam Predictions 2021", compiled by Shazam and Apple Music. About the lyrics, the rapper said, "'Astronaut In The Ocean' touches on mental depression, how I was stuck in a place of anxiety and feeling low."
Remixes
The song has received many remixes, including that of Brazilian DJ Alok. The official remix features American rappers G-Eazy and DDG, and was released on May 7, 2021. In a press statement, Masked Wolf said:
I've always wanted to do a remix of Astro, but it had to be right. The song means a lot to me so I really thought about who I wanted on it. As soon as I heard DDG on "Moonwalking", I was like, "I need this guy." He's so talented and I knew he would rip a crazy verse. I'm a huge fan of G-Eazy, and, sonically, he fits the song perfectly he just has that swag about him, but can also talk about real things too.
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See also
*List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2020s
References
Category:2019 songs
Category:2019 singles
Category:2021 singles
Category:Masked Wolf songs
Category:Internet memes introduced in 2021
Category:Elektra Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Romania
Category:Songs about depression
Category:Song recordings produced by Tyron Hapi
Category:Songs written by Tyron Hapi
Category:Songs written by Masked Wolf
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