

Retrieved 26 February 2023.ABOVE: CHET FAKER IN NEW YORK, APRIL 2014. ^ "British single certifications – Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game".Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Australian Recording Industry Association. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2014".^ " Flume & Chet Faker – Drop the Game" (in French).Australian Independent Record Labels Association. ^ "Independent Label Singles Charts: The Week Beginning 24 February 2014".^ " Flume & Chet Faker – Drop the Game".

^ "Flume + Chet Faker - Drop the Game".^ "Flume & Chet Faker - Drop the Game "."ScreenDance Diaries: Chet Faker & Flume, "Drop the Game" ". ^ "Flume & Chet Faker – Drop The Game".^ "Flume & Chet Faker – "Drop the Game" Official Video".^ "EP Review: Flume & Chet Faker – Lock Jaw".^ "EP Review – Flume and Chet Faker Lockjaw".^ "Flume & Chet Faker To Release EP Together".^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF).‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. "Drop the Game" (single version) – 3:32Īustralian Independent Singles ( AIR).In January 2021, the video had over 183 million views on YouTube. It shows the Brooklyn-based street dancer Storyboard P jookin on the street outside a collision repair shop in Brooklyn, New York (230-254 Lorraine St, Brooklyn, NY 11231). The video for "Drop the Game" was released on 18 November 2013. What's clear here is the simple fact that these two musicians have effectively combined their individual talents and the results are simply spellbinding." Alim Kheraj of Planet Notion wrote, "'Drop the Game' wonderfully incorporates Faker's luscious vocal prowess, while allowing Flume to generate his distinctive swishing synths." Music video It's as close to perfect as electronic music has come in a long time. 'Drop the Game' is soulful with Faker's sultry cool voice laid before Flume's high-pitched frequencies and deep drones of bass. It's been a long time since I've heard a song that's draws me in so much that I end up playing it on repeat for hours on end, but that's exactly what happened upon first hearing this track. Josh Dixon of Renowned for Sound wrote, "'Drop the Game' is a slow-moving, head-bopping, thump of an electronic anthem. In September 2013, Flume announced that he and Faker had recorded an EP, which was released in November 2013. It was released as a CD single in Germany on 23 January 2015.įlume and Faker had previously worked together on the track "Left Alone" from Flume's 2012 album, Flume.

The song was also nominated for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, but it lost to " High" by Peking Duk. It was voted number five on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2013. The song peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments exceeding 70,000 copies. It was released on 18 November 2013, by Future Classic from their EP, Lockjaw. " Drop the Game" is a song by the Australian musicians Flume and Chet Faker.
