"Special Ones" is the debut single from Australian alternative rock group,
George
George may refer to:
Names
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
People
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
* George, stage name of Gior ...
. It followed the release of three
extended plays
An extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive ...
and was the first single taken from their debut studio album ''
Polyserena
''Polyserena'' is the 2002 debut studio album by Australian band George. ''Polyserena'' debuted atop the national albums chart. George became only the tenth Australian band to do so with a debut album. It achieved gold record status within ten ...
'' (2002).
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2001
The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre. Rock band Powderfinger won the most awards with six from eight nominations. Lea ...
, the song was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist – Single', losing out to "
Frontier Psychiatrist
"Frontier Psychiatrist" is a song by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches. It was released on 21 August 2000 as the second single from the group's debut album ''Since I Left You''. Produced by Avalanches members Robbie Chater and Da ...
" by
The Avalanches
The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group formed in Melbourne in 1997. They have released three studio albums, ''Since I Left You'' (2000), ''Wildflower (The Avalanches album), Wildflower'' (2016), and ''We Will Always Love You'' ...
.
Track listing
; CD Single (020432)
# "Special Ones" - 3:48
# "She Smiles" (Live) - 6:10
# "
Under the Milky Way
"Under the Milky Way" is a single by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released on 15 February 1988, and appears on their fifth studio album ''Starfish''. The song was written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and h ...
" (Live) - 4:34
# "Spawn"
(Future Funk Squad Bass Drop Remix) - 6:30
* CD Rom (including the video for "Bastard Son")
* Tracks 2 & 3: Recorded live at The Healer,
Brisbane
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, Australia
* "Under The Milky Way" originally by
The Church was covered by george for
Triple J
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on 3 November 2000.
Weekly charts
Personnel
* Arranged by
pecial Ones Horn Arrangement– Katie Noonan
* Artwork, Design – Chris von Sanden
* Design
D ROM Design
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History
Th ...
– Dimity Mapstone
* Engineer
ssistant– Evan McHugh (tracks: 1), Justin Tresidder (tracks: 1)
* French Horn – Liza Willcock (tracks: 1), Olly Redfearn (tracks: 1)
* Performer
eorge Bass
asses
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* Buttocks (in informal American English)
* Donkey or ass, ''Equus africanus asinus''
**any other member of the subgenus ''Asinus''
Ass or ASS may also refer to:
Art and entertainment
* ''Ass'' (album), 1973 alb ...
– Paulie B
* Performer
eorge Drums – Geoff Green
* Performer
eorge Guitar
uitars– Nick Stewart
* Performer
eorge Vocals
ox Keyboards
eys– Katie Noonan, Tyrone Noonan
References
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George (band) songs
2001 songs
2001 debut singles