Beautiful Collision

Beautiful Collision
Beautiful Collision
Studio album by Bic Runga
Released	1 July 2002
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	40:11
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bic Runga
Bic Runga chronology
Singles from Beautiful Collision
	"Get Some Sleep"; Released: 17 June 2002; "Something Good"; Released: October 2002; "Listening for the Weather"; Released: 7 April 2003;

Beautiful Collision is the second solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released on 1 July 2002 in New Zealand, 15 July 2002 in Australia, and 5 November 2002 in the United States.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic^[1]
The New Zealand Herald^[2]

Ken Goldstein of PopMatters gave the album a positive review,^[3] as did Emma Phillpott from NZ Musician.^[4]

At the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards, Beautiful Collision was nominated for Album of the Year, , Best Solo Artist and . It lost Album of the Year to The Datsuns' self-titled album, but won the other three categories. At the awards ceremony, it was also announced as the highest-selling New Zealand album for the year of 2003. Additionally, "Get Some Sleep" was nominated for the award for Single of the Year, but was beaten by Goodshirt's song "Sophie".^[5]

Commercial performance[]

Beautiful Collison debuted at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart on 14 July 2002. It spent an additional seven non-consecutive weeks at number one in June and July 2003. Beautiful Collision lasted a total of 101 non-consecutive weeks on the New Zealand Albums Chart; its last appearance was on 11 October 2004.^[6] It was ranked as the eighth best-selling album in New Zealand in 2002, and the best-selling album in 2003. Beautiful Collision was certified 11-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, denoting shipment of 165,000 copies.^[7] The album spent one week on the Australian Albums Chart in August 2002, at number forty-one.^[8] Beautiful Collision peaked at number fifty-five on the UK Albums Chart, and lasted two weeks on the chart.^[9]

Track listing[]

All songs were written by Bic Runga.

"When I See You Smile" – 1:46
"Get Some Sleep" – 3:35
"Something Good" – 3:18
"Precious Things" – 3:53
"The Be All and End All" – 3:22
"Election Night" – 3:04
"Honest Goodbyes" – 3:58
"She Left on a Monday" – 3:57
"Beautiful Collision" – 3:45
"Listening for the Weather" – 3:29
"Counting the Days" – 2:16
"Gravity" – 3:40

Personnel[]

Bic Runga – vocals, drums, dobro, twelve-string electric guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, acoustic guitar, drum samples, harmonica
Tim Arnold – vocals, twelve-string acoustic guitar
Milan Borich – vocals
Danny Blume – tenor guitar
Stu Buchanan – clarinet
Dave Dobbyn – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Neil Finn – vocals, piano, Wurlitzer
Jay Foulkes – tambourine, percussion
Alan Gregg – bass, electric bass
Bob Heinz – banjo, guitar
Boh Runga – vocals, electric guitar
Pearl Runga – vocals
Harry Harrison – slide guitar
Josh Hodgson – acoustic guitar
Ben King – vocals
Geoff Maddock – electric guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar
Andy Morton – synth bass, keyboards
Sebastian Steinberd – bass, tenor guitar, upright bass
Luke Tomes – gong
Darryl Ward – hi-hat overdubs
Joey Waronker – drums, drum programming

Additional musicians[]

Bic Runga – arrangement, string arrangement
Duncan Haynes – string arrangement
Andy Morton – kung fu samples, drum programming
Lee Prebble – additional editing
Boh Runga – vocal guidance and direction
Pearl Runga – vocal guidance and direction
Sophia Runga – vocal guidance and direction
Luke Tomes – drum programming

References[]

^ "Beautiful Collision – Bic Runga". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ Baillie, Russell (22 June 2002). "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ Goldstein, Ken (3 June 2004). "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ PhilPott, Emma. "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ "2003 Winners". New Zealand Music Awards. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ "Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ Sjostedt, Arne (10 May 2012). "Bic's timely return". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ "Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision". australian-charts.com (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
^ "Bic Runga". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

Beautiful Collision (CD booklet). Bic Runga. New Zealand: Columbia Records. 2002. 5084032000.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision". Discogs. Retrieved 20 November 2007.

[1] "Beautiful Collision – Bic Runga". AllMusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[2] Baillie, Russell (22 June 2002). "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[3] Goldstein, Ken (3 June 2004). "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[4] PhilPott, Emma. "Bic Runga: Beautiful Collision". NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[5] "2003 Winners". New Zealand Music Awards. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[6] "Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[7] Sjostedt, Arne (10 May 2012). "Bic's timely return". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[8] "Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision". australian-charts.com (Hung Medien). Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

[9] "Bic Runga". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2013.

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Bic Runga discography New Zealand Music Awards
Studio albums	Drive (1997) Beautiful Collision (2002) Birds (2005) Belle (2011) Close Your Eyes (2016)
Live albums	Together in Concert: Live (2000) Live in Concert with the Christchurch Symphony (2003)
Compilation albums	Try to Remember Everything (2008) Anthology (2012)
Extended plays	Drive (1995)
Singles	"Bursting Through" "Sway" "Suddenly Strange" "Roll into One" "Hey" "Good Morning Baby" "Sorry" "Drive" "Get Some Sleep" "Something Good" "Listening for the Weather" "Winning Arrow"
Related articles	Sony Music New Zealand New Zealand Music Awards APRA Silver Scroll (1996) APRA Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time (2001) New Zealand Order of Merit (2006) New Zealand Music Hall of Fame (2016)