''Plastic Skies'' is the fifth studio album by Australian
punk rock
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band,
Bodyjar
Bodyjar are an Australian pop punk band which formed in 1990. They began performing under the name Bodyjar in 1994; their previous names included Damnation (1990–91) and Helium (1992–93). The latter group released an album, ''You Can't Hold ...
.
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EMI
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on 10 June 2002,
peaking at No. 37 on the
ARIA Albums Chart
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.
Three singles appeared from the album, "Is It a Lie" (May 2002), "One in a Million" (August) and "Too Drunk to Drive" (January 2003).
In Australia an extended version of the album was issued with a bonus 3-inch CD of live material from the band's
Warped Tour
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. The Japanese release of ''Plastic Skies'' had three bonus tracks including, "TV", unreleased in Australia at the time; it was later a B-side on "Too Drunk to Drive". In August 2005 EMI released ''Plastic Skies'' as a double album compilation with ''
How It Works
''How It Works'' is the fourth studio album from Australian punk-rock group Bodyjar. The album peaked number 19 on the ARIA Charts. The track "Not the Same" was featured in the 2001 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as well as th ...
'' (2000). Each was packaged in jewel cases with full original artwork—both discs were silver and held together in a card slipcase.
Track listing
# "Is It a Lie" – 2:32
# "One in a Million" – 2:56
# "Not from Where I Stand" – 2:56
# "So Negative" – 2:56
# "Make a Difference" – 2:48
# "Too Drunk to Drive" – 3:38
# "Underwater" – 2:51
# "Emmaline" – 2:34
# "Don't Trust Anyone" – 3:10
# "Feel Better" – 2:51
# "Tortured Life" – 2:30
# "Dry Gin" – 2:59
# "Clones" – 3:04 *
# "Everyone Else" *
# "TV" *
* Only on Japanese release
Charts
Release history
References
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2002 albums
Bodyjar albums