Reflector (Killing Heidi album)
Reflector is the debut album by Australian band Killing Heidi, released in 2000 by Roadshow Music. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Rock Album.
Reflector | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 March 2000 27 November 2000 (bonus disc)[1] | |||
Recorded | June − September 1999 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 42:22 | |||
Label | Wah-Wah, Roadshow, 3:33 | |||
Producer | Paul Kosky | |||
Killing Heidi chronology | ||||
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Singles from Reflector | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Album information
The album was an enormous success, propelling the band to prominence and eventually spending seven weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA charts. It eventually went 5x Platinum in Australia (selling over 350,000 copies) and won the ARIA Award for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000.
Upon its release in early 2000, Reflector became the fastest-selling album in Australian music history. Reflector spawned four hit singles: "Weir" (which peaked at No. 6 on the national charts in 1999), "Mascara" (the band's first No. 1 single), "Live Without It" (No. 5), and "Superman Supergirl" (No. 57)
Track listing
All tracks were written by
All tracks are written by Jesse and Ella Hooper..
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mascara" | 4:50 |
2. | "Weir" | 4:04 |
3. | "Superman/Supergirl" | 3:35 |
4. | "Astral Boy" | 3:08 |
5. | "Leave Me Alone" | 3:28 |
6. | "You Don't Know" | 3:02 |
7. | "A Jar Labelled Small" | 4:25 |
8. | "Class Celebrities" | 2:42 |
9. | "Live Without It" | 3:11 |
10. | "Real People" | 3:15 |
11. | "Jon's Song" | 4:19 |
12. | "Black Sheep" | 2:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | |
2. | "Kettle" | |
3. | "Real People" | |
4. | "Live Without It" | |
5. | "You Don't Know" | |
6. | "Weir" | |
7. | "Mascara" | |
8. | "Superstar" | |
9. | "A Jar Labelled Small" | |
10. | "Talkback Interview" | |
11. | "Superman/Supergirl (four-piece acoustic live version for Triple M)" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Weir (USA music video)" | |
2. | "Superman/Supergirl (music video)" | |
3. | "Interview and information with Courteney Cox" |
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Album of the Year for Reflector
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Best Group for Reflector
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist – Album for Reflector
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Best Rock Album for Reflector
Nominations
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Single of the Year for "Mascara" (lost to Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby")
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Highest Selling Album for Reflector (lost to Savage Garden's Affirmation)
- 2000 ARIA Awards, Best Cover Art (by Paul Kosky) for Reflector (lost to Janet English's art for Spiderbait's single "Glokenpop")
- 2001 ARIA Awards, Best Group for "Superman/Supergirl" (lost to Powderfinger's Odyssey Number Five)
- 2001 ARIA Awards, Producer of the Year (Paul Kosky) for "Superman/Supergirl" (lost to Bobbydazzler's art for The Avalanches' album Since I Left You)
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2000–01) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 19 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2000) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- KILLING HEIDI / REFLECTOR: BONUS DISC - Sanity.com.au - More Movies - More Music
- Allmusic review
- "Australiancharts.com – Killing Heidi – Reflector". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Charts.nz – Killing Heidi – Reflector". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.