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 PICTURE PERFECT COUNTS DOWN AUSTIN NIMMO'S
VERY BEST (OR WORSE) SINGLE RELEASES  With Austin Nimmo rumored to be releasing new music this week, we've gathered the pop sensations singles and ranked them from worst to best in the eyes and ears of Picture Perfect, gitto.
11. Fly Starting off at #11 is "Fly", a 'single' turned 'promo single' from Austin's debut album. Originally billed as the fourth single and hyped up as a anticipated collaboration with rap star, Lotus, "Fly" simply did not live up to expectations. Released in 2014, Fly was a single about soaring away with a loved one to a distant place to never be found again. It's lyrical content lacked depth and its production values were borderline annoying. Packed with blaring horns and saxophones (clearly riding the wave of the horn takeover at the time) the single seemed try hard for a hit. Lotus tried to pick things up with a fiery verse but it just couldn't pick up the quality of an awkward collaboration. After debuting at #7 and quickly falling down the chart, Fly was written off as a buzz single and Austin barely acknowledges the single to this day. 10. Real Now we know Austin's legions of tween fans will be angered by this one, but Real is in at #10. Arguably one of Austin's biggest and most successful singles to date, Real was released in 2015 as the lead single from Austin's album "Unscripted". Packed with loads of controversy and die hard fans, the record shot to #1 for two weeks and the single became virtually inescapable, no matter how hard you try to avoid the "backstreet boy"-esque single. Despite being overplayed, that's not exactly why Picture Perfect has this in at #10. It's simply due to it's hyper-sappy lyricism and the monotonous cookie cutter dullness nature of the song. Billed by some as an "ode to Layla", Real was a romantic pop song that questioned all their is to question about love, and that was it. Along with a track that simply didn't go anywhere vocally or production wise (aside from the opening guitar chords) this is just a step up from Austin's worst. Next?9. Adore You  Austin's first single "Adore You" comes in at #9 on our list. Released on September 1st, 2013 independently, I'll be honest I had no idea who this guy singing was when I happened to come across it on the radio. In fact, I thought it was Kato at first. Luckily for Austin, the single was released at a time where there was a serious void in solo male pop artists and so it didn't come as a surprise that the single blew up everywhere. Charting at #3 on the main charts, it was a very strong debut for an independent artist and shortly after Austin was snapped up by Freedom Records. From a song point standard, nothing about Adore You stands out. The lyrics were cheesy and tweeny pop and when you hear it, it simply does sound like a debut. A song about "adoring" a girl, we rated this higher than Real and Fly due to its catchy production values by Rami Yacoub. No where on this track does it show off Austin's vocal abilities or abilities as a musician at all and we're blaming this partially on the fact that it was just his debut. Austin has gone on to do things we never projected when first hearing this song in 2013.8. Pretty Girls Coming in at #8 is Pretty Girls. An official single from Austin's debut album. This time, Austin brings in his best friend Kato for (at the time) the most overrated collaboration of the year. From a marketing standpoint it was genius, getting two of the leading individuals in their genre to team up for a generic summer single was ace, especially since during the time the two were being paired in just about every music conversation brought up about young pop stars. Nowadays, the two have seemed to find their niche in music and have relatively different sounds, but this doesn't erase the fact that this collaboration happened. On the bright side, the song was very catchy and has a floor-stomping, snapping backing bass line. Vocally, the two don't go anywhere special and the lyrics tell a story of finding all the "pretty girls in the world", so complex and weighty! Let's be serious, the song is very appealing but very generic. It's no wonder it became such a big hit, but that doesn't make the song any more appealing on our list.
7. Fearless  Coming in at #7 and higher up on the list is Fearless! A single released from Austin's debut album as the last single release from the album. Despite it being the last single released from Austin's mediocre debut album release, this breathed new light for the star. Criminally underrated record, the record was produced by The Invisible Men and features a very catchy pounding beat that is enhanced with drums and even a guitar for the chorus. On an album that didn't show Austin's strengths liked would on his second album, Austin sings out on Fearless in a strong register throughout the entire track and this is the type of track you would listen to before you have an important sports competition and you want to gain that energy or adrenaline that you need to push you forward. More meaningful then the previous songs on this list, Fearless didn't really hit the mark to be higher up on the list.
6. Unwanted (mister_b Remix)
 Had this song been released as the original, it could easily be within the top four of Austin's top singles. On the original, the Australian star trades in his popular jamming sounds for a stripped down, personal track that just calls for an Acoustic guitar. Sadly, for marketing purposes it seems as though at the time Austin's management felt they needed to find chart success and so called upon mister_b for a dance remix of the song that tells a story of feeling of being unwanted by the ones meaning most of them. mister_b didn't ruin the record and made "Unwanted" seem more radio friendly. The DJ/Producer decided to transform “Unwanted” into a Progressive House tune with stripped down verses and a big chorus plus a breakdown. At first, it'd seem like this was a disaster waiting to happen, but Austin's vocal performance along with the big choruses of the emotional record gave the song more appeal. The song reached #2, mostly in part to it getting very popular during the summer dance concerts that brought the record to notoriety. 5. Girlfriend (feat. Jennifer Armstrong)
Rounding out our top 5 is Austin's very first number one single. And the fact that it was a number one record doesn't give it any influence on where it lands on the list. "Girlfriend" was Austin's first major label single and came after his independently released song (Adore You) so we can imagine the pressure for this single to do well was enormous. Following a doll-line endorsement and some culture uncut exposure, everyone was interested in whether or not Nimmo would be a one hit wonder. Released in February of 2014, "Girlfriend" was the first official single by Austin Nimmo and featured Jennifer Armstrong. Production wise, the record doesn't overwhelm the listener, but instead remains as an easy listening experience as Austin tells his love story before his featuring artist comes in. After verse two of the record, Jennifer Armstrong comes in on the track. The tracks adds in soft keyboards and to the beat as she begins to sing. The beat slows down too, and has a darker twist to it. She, like Austin, also sounds perfect on the record a she sings softly and seductively over the record that talks about a boy pursuing a girl who's very hard to get. We here at PP has hyper-generic lyrics but Nimmo and Armstrong came together to write a record that shows complexity and a soothing nature to it. The record was a critical and commercial success, charting at #1 for two weeks. Austin rose the bar and showed naysayers that he was here to stay with an R&B/Pop collaboration.4. Looking Up Coming in at #4 is one of Austin's signature tracks and the first single released from Austin's upcoming album. Despite having a relatively short career that started out in 2013, Nimmo has grown leaps and bounds as a musician. We've said it more than once that his debut album was slightly weak in comparison to the material to come later on and more recently for the pop singer and Looking Up is a good example of that. The most recent song to make the higher ups of this list, Looking Up was released last summer and was initially going to appear on Austin's "Unscripted" album but after signing a Pepsi deal, the record was written off from Unscripted and was billed as a single from the second album and appeared on his Pepsi commercial for 'young forever'. The record itself is a fun, up-tempo pop record with retro flair that you could be singing along to in no time as Austin sings about looking up to a brighter day. Austin sings confidently over a steady drum set beat and a blast of horns help usher in the song's words about positive thinking when it gets to the chorus. That's just the beginning as the song breaks into Austin's full-throated vocals that effortlessly cascade through the finger snapping chorus that includes lots of bass and has "anthem" written all over it. Released during the summer, the record also reached #1 and became the Top Male Solo record of 2016 as stated by official Airplay figures. Looking Up is at #4 because inspirational Austin Nimmo is when he is in top form as opposed to him shoveling out overly sappy-generic pop songs he was known for earlier in his career. 3. Control  Coming in at #3 and an all around strong record for Austin Nimmo is the second single released from Unscripted and that was "Control". After releasing what was one of his worst ever, but most popular singles "Real", it was interesting to see where the Aussie would go next with his new album. When Control was released in May of 2015, we here at Picture Perfect began to finally accept Austin Nimmo as a formidable pop star. Control was an uptempoed pop-rock record that contained elements of powerpop and traditional pop music as Austin separated himself from the callow pop and R&B songs that dominated his previous album to finding his niche in his guitar driven pop. The song, produced by Ryan Tedder and Noel Z was about being unable you control what the heart wants and sometimes ending up heart by the decisions you make for that very reason. We applaud Austin for exploring deeper and more complex subjects as he goes from a young teenager to a young adult and you can hear the bridge between the two going from both of his both albums until present day. The upbeat guitar melody pairs well with the Austin's crystal-clear harmonies in this also #1 record that comes in at #3! 2. City That Never Sleeps (feat. Eilidh) Nearing the top of our list is Austin's third single from Unscripted and it seem as if some of Austin's best singles came from his sophomore record that saw Austin mature and find a sound to stick to and become known for. The City That Never Sleeps was the last song to come from the hit album and is #2 for many reasons. Released in the summer of 2015, Austin called upon Eilidh for a collaboration worth hearing. Together, they created a dark, sensual and romantic electro pop mid tempo banger that was perfect for the summer season. The record pits a male and female in what is "the city that never sleeps" (New York) as they try to find each other through the bright lights of the packed city after seemingly coming in contact but losing touch soon after. The atmospheric and haunting beats compliment Austin and Eilidh's with its big chorus and massively catchy post chorus where Eilidh trade vocals, with Eilidh's harmonizing high range "ooh's" and Austin's sensual responses. A mature record with a deep meaning and an all around good listen, this collaboration deserved awards and comes in at #2 on our list as Austin's second best released song. 1. Passenger And finally, at number one and named as Austin Nimmo's best single release by Picture Perfect is "Passenger". Released as just a promotional record (shame) in November of 2015 as a pre-order git for Austin's then new album, Unscripted, Passenger was everything we wanted from the young pop star. The record is a Synth- Electropop song that tells a story about a very complicated relationship that experiences hardships. One of these many hardships is that the catalysts in the record questions whether or not they actually have made the protagonist happy all along as they struggle to stay together. Since they are both traveling all over the world, the bigger picture of the song as a whole is speaking of a boy who really just enjoys being in the company of this person but the other individual is like a passenger since they come, and leave and their relationships seems to be built upon that. A song with a deep meaning, strong lyrical content, an above average vocal performance by Austin Nimmo along with a catchy baseline made "Passenger" posses all the makings to be Austin's very best single as said by Pitch Perfect. Edited by user 05 April 2017 11:58:46(UTC)
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