"Brother" is the first single released from Australian singer

Matt Corby Matthew John Corby (born 7 November 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He achieved his commercial breakthrough with his fourth EP, '' Into the Flame'' (2011), which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and by April 2012, was c ...

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(EP), '' Into the Flame''. The song peaked at number 3 on the

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as the ''Into the Flame'' EP, as songs' sales are counted towards their parent EPs on the singles chart. The song won Song of the Year at the 2012

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and was nominated for the same category at the 2012

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. It also came in at #3 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011, behind "

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" and " Lonely Boy".

Charts

Decade-end charts

Other versions

Thundamentals performed a version of "Brother" on

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