"Big Jet Plane" is a song written by Australian singer and songwriter Angus Stone, originally recorded under the

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"Lady of the Sunshine" for his 2009 album '' Smoking Gun''. It was then re-recorded the following year by Stone and his sister Julia as a duo. On 26 January 2011, Australian radio station

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announced that the Angus & Julia Stone version of "Big Jet Plane" was the winner of its 2010 Hottest 100 countdown.

Angus & Julia Stone version

"Big Jet Plane" was re-recorded by Angus & Julia Stone and released in May 2010 as the third single from the duo's second studio album '' Down the Way''. The song peaked at number 21 in Australia and has been certified platinum. Additionally, the song has peaked inside the 40 in New Zealand, France and Belgium. At the

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, "Big Jet Plane" won the

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. On 26 January 2011, the song was voted number 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010. On 14 March 2020, the song was voted number 9 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s. It gained additional success, especially in Europe, when it was remixed in 2011 as a

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track by Australian DJs Goodwill and Hook N Sling, under the title " Take You Higher". "

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", a cover of the 1978 single by

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and

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from '' Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture'', peaked at No. 21 on UK Independent Singles Chart in 2012. The remixed ''She Said ('' ''Big Jet Plane)'' by Trinix and Queen D got more than 100 millions streams on

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in 2024.

Track listing

#"Big Jet Plane" – 3:42 #"Living on a Rainbow" – 4:48 #"My Malakai" – 3:05 #"

" – 3:14

Chart performance

The week following the

, the song made a massive leap from #47 to #21 on the

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, giving the song its peak position in its 22nd week of release. In total the song has spent 33 weeks in Australia's

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Certifications

Cover versions

Papa vs Pretty covered the song at the 2011 Apra Music Awards. Goodwill and Hook N Sling remixed the song and renamed it " Take You Higher". Also in 2011, Jan Blomqvist covered and recreated an electronic version of the song. In November 2015, Australian rapper Tuka and

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covered the song for

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, modifying the song with substantial additional verse lyrics. Tuka's cover was voted at 81 in the

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Alok and Mathieu Koss version

In September 2017, Brazilian DJ and producer Alok and French DJ/producer Mathieu Koss made a cover of the song. This new EDM version reached first place in the top 100 on

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and Shazam in Brazil. It placed in many national airplay charts: in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Russia, and many more. This version as gained more than 200 million streams on

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, and

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. In 2018, ''Big Jet Plane'' was nominated for Best Video Clip of the Year at the MTV Millennial Awards.

Charts

Appearances in media

The song was used in TV series including '' 90210'', '' One Tree Hill'', '' Parenthood'', and '' Suits''. It also appears on the soundtrack of French film '' Romantics Anonymous''. A music video featuring scenes from the film was released on 9 November 2010. "Big Jet Plane" was also used in the films '' Easy A'' and ''

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''. The duo performed the song on French television show '' Taratata'' on 19 May 2010. The song is heard in a

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Fit Me commercial.

References

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Angus & Julia Stone version

Track listing

Chart performance

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

Alok and Mathieu Koss version

Charts

Appearances in media

See also

References