"Innerbloom" is a song by Australian alternative dance group Rüfüs Du Sol. The song was released on 20 November 2015 as the third single from the group's second studio album, Bloom (2016). The song peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song was certified platinum in Australia in 2017. The song listed at #5 in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of the Decade in March 2020, whilst the What So Not remix polled at #64.
RÜFÜS vocalist Tyrone Lindqvist said "I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this, but our favourite artists are our favourite because we've shared moments listening to them with friends or family that you can't recreate, moments you remember forever. We really wanted to create those moments for other people with the songs from Bloom. "Innerbloom" is probably the most personal song we've written in terms of where we are at as people."
Reception Sosefina Fuamoli from the AU Review labelled the song "a surefire hit", saying the song conjures a "blissful electronic atmosphere".
In a review of Bloom, Marcus Teague from the Guardian called the song the album's "high-water mark", writing that it's "a near-ten minute swim through woozy synths unspooling towards a perfectly weighted anthem of the interior."
At the 2017 Electronic Music Awards, the "Sasha remix" won "Record of the Year".
Legacy "Innerbloom" has had "a long-lasting impact on Australia's music culture" and is "indisputably" known as Rüfüs Du Sol's "magnum opus".
The song was voted number 16 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.
Music video The music video was directed by Katzki and released on 26 October 2016. AAA Backstage called the video "mesmerising," and said, "The "Innerbloom" video is composed entirely of artistic microscope footage of different coloured paints being swirled together in soothing patterns. Resembling dreamy distant landscapes and far away galaxies, the visual effects paired with Innerbloom's sonic soundscape is uplifting, inspiring, and kind of therapeutic."
Track listing
Charts Chart (2015–16) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 65 Australian Independent (AIR) 5
Certifications
Release history Country Version Date Format Label Catalogue Australia Single 20 November 2015 Digital download Sweat It Out! What So Not single 18 March 2016 Digital download Sweat It Out! SWEATDS208DJ Limited edition vinyl 16 April 2016 Vinyl Sweat It Out! SWEATA010V Radio edit 30 September 2016 Digital download Sweat It Out! Remixes 21 October 2016 Digital download Sweat It Out! SWEATDS242DJ United Kingdom Sasha remix 4 November 2016 Digital download Last Night on Earth LNOE061
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