"Astronaut in the Ocean" is a song by Australian rapper Masked Wolf. It was released in June 2019. the song became a sleeper hit in 2021 and achieved major success, peaking at number four on the Australian ARIA Charts and number six 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. 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."

Release The song was first released through Teamwrk Records on 8 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 twitter 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.

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.

Music video

The "Astronaut in the Ocean" music video was directed by Daniele Cernera, who also served as the director of photography, and 1st AC Sophian Ferey. The video was produced by Cerne Studios, based in Sydney, Australia and filmed at their studio in Sydney in under half a day.

The team at Cerne Studios used retro projection on a cyclorama to create the visual effects of space. The lighting design included an overhead softbox for backlight and ambient light, as well as RGB tubes for added colour saturation. For the second set, a black backdrop and warm spotlight were used to create a smoky, ethereal look. The CGI effects were added by 180 Creative in Melbourne during the post-production process. The video premiered on October 27, 2020.

The video received widespread recognition for its creative and high-quality production value, with over 350 million views on YouTube and 2+ billion plays on digital platforms. It was nominated for ARIA Award 2021 for Best Video.

Charts

Weekly charts + 2021 weekly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2021) Peakposition Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 5 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 73 Denmark (Tracklisten) 20 France (SNEP) 29 Global 200 (Billboard) 3 Greece International (IFPI) 1 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 38 India International (IMI) 1 Italy (FIMI) 33 Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20) Note: Select the "Chart history" tab to obtain the corresponding chart peak. 5 Lithuania (AGATA) 1 Malaysia (RIM) 12 Mexico Airplay (Billboard) 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 6 Norway (VG-lista) 10 Poland (Polish Airplay TV) 2 Romania (Airplay 100) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Singapore (RIAS) 11 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 1 South Africa (RISA) 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 16 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 13 US Billboard Hot 100 6 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 27 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 3 US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 8 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 3 Venezuela (Record Report) 50 + 2022 weekly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2022) Peakposition Russia Airplay (TopHit) 63 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 26 + 2023 weekly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 37 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 125 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 91 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 159 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 58 + 2024 weekly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2024) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 172 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 115 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 60 + 2025 weekly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2025) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 161 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 72

Monthly charts + 2021 monthly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2021) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 2 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100) 71 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) 1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) 37 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 14 + 2022 monthly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2022) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 66 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 81 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 39 + 2023 monthly chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2023) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 64 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 82

Year-end charts + 2021 year-end chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean"Chart (2021)Position Australia (ARIA) 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 19 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 85 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 37 Brazil Streaming (Pro-Música Brasil) 132 Bulgaria Airplay (PROPHON) 9 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 14 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 7 Denmark (Tracklisten) 55 France (SNEP) 79 Germany (Official German Charts) 15 Global 200 (Billboard) 14 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 82 Hungary (Single Top 40) 11 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 12 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 47 India International (IMI) 7 Ireland (IRMA) 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 97 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 43 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 20 Norway (VG-lista) 31 Portugal (AFP) 37 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 52 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 16 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 46 UK Singles (OCC) 41 US Billboard Hot 10020 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)3 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)31 US Rhythmic (Billboard)21 + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean"Chart (2022)Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 177 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 78 Global 200 (Billboard) 127 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 114 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 71 + 2023 year-end chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean" Chart (2023) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 129 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 82

Decade-end charts + 20s Decade-end chart performance for "Astronaut in the Ocean"Chart (2020–2025)Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 16 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 24 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) 177 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 34 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 42 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 70

Certifications

See also List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2020s

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