Not Pretty Enough
"Not Pretty Enough" is a country song written by Kasey Chambers, produced by Nash Chambers for Chambers's second album Barricades & Brickwalls. It was released as the album's third single on 14 January in Australia as a CD single. It became a number-one hit in Australia the same year, and it also found success in New Zealand, where it reached number four.
"Not Pretty Enough" | ||||
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Single by Kasey Chambers | ||||
from the album Barricades & Brickwalls | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 14 January 2002 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kasey Chambers | |||
Producer(s) | Nash Chambers | |||
Kasey Chambers singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Chambers as a commentary on the reluctance of commercial radio stations towards playing her music, despite her being an established performer.[1] However, the single prompted Chambers' commercial breakthrough, and was the song most added to radio station playlists in 2002.[1]
In 2017, the song was selected for the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection of historically and culturally important recordings.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Not Pretty Enough (written by Kasey Chambers)" | 03:23 |
2. | "These Days (written by Powderfinger)" | 05:16 |
3. | "Tear Stained Eyes (written by Jay Farrar)" | 04:08 |
4. | "Too Long in the Wasteland (written by James McMurtry)" | 04:44 |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 4 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Griffin-Foley, Bridget (2006). "Radio". In Turner, G.; Cunningham, S. (eds.). The Media and Communications. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 145.
- Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Australian-charts.com – Kasey Chambers – Not Pretty Enough". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Charts.nz – Kasey Chambers – Not Pretty Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "2009 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.