Cruel (Alfie Arcuri song)

"Cruel" is the debut and winner's single by season five winner of The Voice Australia, Alfie Arcuri. It was released digitally immediately after he was announced the winner on 10 July 2016, as the lead single from his debut studio album Zenith. The song peaked at number 89 on the ARIA singles chart, selling 1, 458 in its first week, becoming the show's worst perform winners single to date.[1][2]

"Cruel"
Single by Alfie Arcuri
from the album Zenith
Released10 July 2016 (2016-07-10)
Recorded2016
GenrePop
Length3:36
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Eric J. Dubowsky
Alfie Arcuri singles chronology
"Cruel"
(2016)		 "If They Only Knew"
(2017)
Music video
"Cruel" on YouTube

Lynnette Guzman from Australian Network News believes "music insiders considered the likely mismatch of Arcuri’s singing style with the pop song as the problem."[3]

The music video was released on 18 August 2016.[4]

Reception

David Knox from TV Tonight questioned “Who on earth decided Alfie Arcuri should be releasing an up-tempo single "Cruel" as his first single?...with viewers voted him through on the back of Sam Smith-style ballads for much of the season.” adding “[Arcuri] is a fine vocalist.”[5]

Paul Cashmere from Noise11 said “"Cruel" was a complete disaster and makes a mockery of a show promoted to be about music.”[6]

Charts

"Cruel" debuted on the ARIA Charts at number 89 with 1, 458 sales. In its second week, the song fell to number 298 with 482 sales.[7]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[8] 89

References
  1. "The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri's new single hits a flat note". news.com.au. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "The Voice Australia 2016 winner Alfie Arcuri suffers Cruel flop in ARIA charts". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. "The Voice 2016 Australia Winner Alfie Arcuri Hated by Fans? Cruel 'Totally Ignored'". Australian Network News. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. "Alfie Arcuri - Cruel". YouTube. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. "Alfie Arcuri single off to Cruel start". TV Tonight. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. "The Voice Winner Alfie Arcuri 'Cruel' Ends Week A Terrible Mistake". Noise 11. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. "The Voice Winner Alfie Arcuri 'Cruel' Sells Less Than 500 Second Week". Noise 11. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  8. "Chart Watch 377". auspOp. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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