Jimmy Recard Explained

"Jimmy Recard" is the first single released by Australian 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 with Triple 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 the AIR Charts^{[8] [9]} and #10 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2008.^{[10] [11]} The single also broke into the top 100 in the ARIA Charts reaching #92.^[12]

Music video

The music video was produced by Moving Still Productions.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Australasian Releases. February 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 March 2010.
2. Web site: Drapht - Jimmy Recard . Planet Urban . 12 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429081238/http://www.planeturban.com.au/music/drapht_jimmy_recard . April 29, 2009 .
3. Web site: Jimmy Recard by Drapht . J Play . 2008-07-11 . 28 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080728145709/http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/ViewSong.aspx?SongID=14567 . dead .
4. Web site: Triple R FM playlist . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721184733/http://rrr.org.au/onair.php?paid=4894&prid=23 . dead . 2008-07-21 . Triple R FM . 2008-07-11.
5. Web site: KissFM playlist . KissFm . 2008-07-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706105530/http://www.kissfm.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7071&sid=361273092eb0dcb3a3d071041eddc484 . 2011-07-06 .
6. Web site: PBS playlist . PBS . 2008-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080722233832/http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?Action=Playlist&ID=637&Title=Hippopotamus+rex&PlaylistID=5397 . July 22, 2008 .
7. Web site: Drapht on finding Jimmy Recard. Triple J. 3 June 2008. 7 November 2008.
8. Web site: MSP - Moving Still Productions Jimmy Recard – Music Video for Drapht. live. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20170216123208/http://movingstill.com.au/portfolio_page/drapht-jimmy-recard/. 2017-02-16. 2020-08-16. Moving Still. en-AU.
9. Web site: 2009-06-13. Charts - Australian Music Office. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090613094519if_/http://www.australianmusicoffice.com/Charts/59/. 2009-06-13. 2020-08-16. Australian Music Office.
10. Web site: Kings of Leon top Triple J Hottest 100 poll with Sex on Fire. news.com.au. Australian Associated Press. 26 January 2009. 12 March 2010.
11. Web site: 2008-12-26. history triple j hottest 100 - 2008 triple j. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127103045/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/2008.htm. 2020-01-27. 2020-08-16. www.abc.net.au.
12. Web site: Oz Chartifacts 09 Feb 09. 9 February 2009. Australian-charts.com. 12 March 2010.