Confidence (Ocean Alley song)
2018 audio track by Ocean Alley
"Confidence" is a song recorded by Australian rock group Ocean Alley. It was released on 6 February 2018 as the third single from the group's second studio album, Chiaroscuro (2018). The single was certified platinum in Australia in 2019.
Upon release of the album, Ocean Alley rhythm guitarist Mitch Galbraith said of "Confidence": "We knew we were on to something when we were writing that one, it was different to a lot of our stuff we’d done up to that point. It felt cool for us."
The song was voted number 1 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Song of the Year. It was also nominated for Rock of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 2019.
The song gained a resurgence in popularity in December 2023 after becoming popular on TikTok, re-entering the ARIA Singles Chart as well as debuting on American and British charts for the first time. It debuted at #37 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 on the chart dated 30 December 2023. In 2025, the song ranked 65 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.
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