| "Jimmy Recard" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single byDrapht | ||||
| from the albumBrothers Grimm | ||||
| Released | January 2009[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Obese | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Trials | |||
| Drapht singles chronology | ||||
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"Jimmy Recard" is the first single released byAustralian hip hop artist,Drapht,[2] taken from his third album,Brothers Grimm. "Jimmy Recard" received airplay on radio stations across Australia.[3][4][5][6] In an interview withTriple J, Drapht explained how he came up with the name.
I was thinking of successful names so I jumped on the net and actually googled successful names and came up with James and Recard. So I changed James to Jimmy and used Recard as the last name. I think a name does a lot for a character and where you go in life. And it was a positive track on the record because a lot of my stuff kind of feeds from negative ideas.[7]
The single reached #1 on theAIR Charts[8][9] and #10 inTriple J'sHottest 100 for2008,[10][11] and #71 on theTriple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs in 2025.[12]
The single also broke into the top 100 in theARIA Charts reaching #92.[13]
The music video was produced by Moving Still Productions.[citation needed]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[14] | 92 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
