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Drunk Arcade

2013 single by Bombs Away featuring The Twins

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2025
Entity authorityQ62586820
Source-derived summary

"Drunk Arcade" (subtitled Back Back Forward Punch) is a song recorded by Australian DJ vocal and producer duo Bombs Away featuring The Twin. The song was released digitally on 10 May 2013. Upon release the record label said "If you grew up playing games in front of the TV with your mum telling you it would make your eyes square, this one’s for you!". The song peaked at number 67 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Track listing

Digital download

"Drunk Arcade" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:15

Digital download (Remixes)

"Drunk Arcade" (Denzel Park Remix) – 5:40

"Drunk Arcade" (Club Mix) – 5:25

"Drunk Arcade" (Chardy & Kronic! Remix) – 4:52

"Drunk Arcade" (Danny T Mix) – 5:34

"Drunk Arcade" (Reece Low Remix) – 5:23

"Drunk Arcade" (Krunk!

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Drunk Arcade” as 2013 single by Bombs Away featuring The Twins. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2013-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Drunk, Arcade and single can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as 2013 single by Bombs Away featuring The Twins. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q62586820. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2013.

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This entry incorporates text from Drunk Arcade” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.