January 26 (song)
"January 26" is a song by Australian hip hop duo A.B. Original featuring singer Dan Sultan and was released digitally on 19 August 2016, as the fifth and final single from A.B. Original's debut studio album Reclaim Australia. January 26 is the date of Australia Day, held on the anniversary of the date that the First Fleet arrived in Australia.
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| Single by A.B. Original featuring Dan Sultan | ||||
| from the album Reclam Australia | ||||
| Released | 19 August 2016 | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Golden Era | |||
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| "January 26 " on YouTube | ||||
In December 2016, the song was the feature of a Facebook event, which encouraged people to vote for the song in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. The song was placed at number 16 on the countdown that took place on 26 January 2017. The 2017 countdown was the last time the annual Triple J Hottest 100 countdown took place on 26 January due to opposition to Australia Day's celebratory commemoration of British settlement, which the song criticises.
At the National Indigenous Music Awards of 2017, the song won Song of the Year and Film Clip of the Year. At the 2017 AIR independent Music Awards, the song won Best Independent single.
At the 2017 South Australian Music Awards, the song won Best Song and Best Music video.