''Perfect Distraction'' is the second
studio album by Australian
punk rock band
Something with Numbers. It was released on 7 October 2006 and is credited as the album which gave the band their commercial break through, featuring the hit single, "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)" and peaking on the
ARIA Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
at number 37.
The album features three songs that were released as singles. The first and most popular being "
Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
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". "Apple of the Eye" peaked at number 34 on the ARIA singles chart, and placed number 64 on the
Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J.
Voting began on 1 January ...
.
The second single from the album was "Chase the Chaser", it failed to reach the ARIA charts, but did receive airplay on Australian music television network,
Channel V
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. The third single was "Goodbye Mickey Finn", which is the song which is "the most personal and has the most meaning to the band members", seeing "the band tone it down a notch" while witnessing the "catalyst for the biggest change in their creative careers".
Track listing
# "Spent" – 3:20
# "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)" – 3:29
# "Chase the Chaser" – 3:05
# "Zombie" – 4:11
# "Bang, Bang, Bang" – 3:35
# "Goodbye Mickey Finn" – 4:18
# "Calf Love" – 3:21
# "What Is This?" – 3:03
# "Double Dyed" – 4:09
# "Bring Me Some Water" – 4:02
# "Agony" – 3:20
Charts
References
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2006 albums
Something with Numbers albums