Self Aware

"Self Aware"
Single by Temper City
Released15 February 2026
Genre
Length3:00
LabelThirty Knots
Songwriters
  • Chen Kordova
  • Aviv Barenholtz
  • Eytan Peled
Producers
  • Kordova
  • Barenholtz
Temper City singles chronology
"Self Aware"
(2026)		 "Reverse Psychology"
(2026)
Music video
"Self Aware" on YouTube

"Self Aware" is the debut single by the Israeli-American alternative rock band Temper City, released on 15 February 2026. Upon its release, the song went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok.

Background

Temper City was formed by three musicians, Chen Kordova and Aviv Barenholtz of the duo "Sync", and Eytan Peled in Los Angeles, California. Kordova and Barenholtz have worked together since they were 12 years old, and previously produced songs for prominent Israeli artists such as Noa Kirel and Netta Barzilai. The three have previously collaborated on the songs "Why So Serious" and "Where We Are" on British label NoCopyrightSounds.

The song combines influences from indie rock and alternative pop. It is characterized by a "dark" and rhythmic sound, which has been compared to the works of Steve Lacy, Hozier, Cage the Elephant, and The Neighbourhood.

TikTok virality

Temper City began teasing the song on TikTok on 28 January 2026, via clips of them recording the song in the middle of the desert. The snippets highlighted the second half of the pre-chorus and the first half of the chorus. The song quickly gained widespread recognition, due to its stylistic similarities to 2010s indie rock bands such as Cage the Elephant and The Neighbourhood, as well as its emotional lyrics.

Commercial performance

According to Luminate, the song earned 128,000 official on-demand streams in the United States during the week of its release (13–19 February 2026). The figure rose to 388,000 the following week, an increase of 201%, before climbing to 849,000 (up 118%) in the week of 27 February – 5 March. By 6–12 March, the song exceeded 1.12 million weekly streams, marking a further 32% increase.

"Self Aware" first entered the Billboard Hot 100 on 18 April 2026 at number 91. It has spent over 7 months on the chart, seeing a peak of number 35. The song topped the Alternative Airplay chart in its 14th week on the chart (25 July 2026) and peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (with 4.4 million audience impressions), after debuting at No. 36 in March 2026.

"Self Aware" became a notable hit in other countries. It has spent 6 months on the Australia ARIA charts, peaking at number 10; spent 6 months on the UK charts, peaking at number 23; 5 months on the New Zealand charts, peaking at number 11; 7 months on the Austrian charts peaking at number 3.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) Gold 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 15,000‡
Portugal (AFP) Gold 12,000‡
Streaming
Czech Republic (ČNS IFPI) Gold 2,500,000†
Slovakia (ČNS IFPI) Gold 850,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States August 18, 2026 Contemporary hit radio Thirty Knots

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