"Get Set" is a song by Australian band

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, written by founding member and co-lead vocalist Tim Wild. The song was recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by

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. Released in May 1999 as the band's debut single, it peaked within the top 10 in Australia and also reached number 41 in New Zealand. At the

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, the song was nominated for two awards: 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' and 'Best Pop Release', winning the former. "Get Set" was used in the soundtrack of the 1999 film ''

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''. In the film, the character Tammy is in her room listening to the song. A music video was also released, based on the film; it featured several scenes from the film, along with Taxiride playing in a studio. In 2002, this song was used for TV advertisement for

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in Australia. In 2022 the song was used in an advertisement to visit Melbourne.

Track listing

Australian CD single # "Get Set" – 3:14 # "Voodoo Doll Sin" – 3:36 # "Splash" – 3:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs ARIA Award-winning songs Music videos directed by Liz Friedlander Taxiride songs Song recordings produced by Jack Joseph Puig Warner Records singles