"Inappropriate Behaviour" is a song by Australian
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...
duo
Lime Cordiale
Lime Cordiale are an Australian pop rock group from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 2009. The band consists of brothers Oli and Louis Leimbach, with additional members James Jennings, Felix Bornholt and Nicholas Polovineo. They released their ...
, released on 17 May 2019 as the fourth single from their second studio album ''
14 Steps to a Better You
''14 Steps to a Better You'' is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band Lime Cordiale, released on 10 July 2020 through Chugg Music Entertainment.
At the 2020 J Awards in November 2020, the album won Australian Album of the Year.
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'' (2020).
The song was polled at number 13 in
Triple J
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's
Hottest 100 of 2019. The song was certified gold in Australia in 2020.
Music video
The video was directed by Aimée-Lee X Curran and Jack Sheppard. The band says: "The music video plays on the 'manipulator' line of the song. We wanted this video to show the whole band in the studio but felt we needed the 'manipulator' in there too. You've often gotta hold on to your vision in the studio, as much as others might try to sway your opinions. We really don't keep it together when this 10-year-old shows up and starts telling us what's what."
Credits and personnel
Song credits
Adapted from the
parent album's
liner notes
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Origin
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Musicians
Lime Cordiale
* Oliver Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute,
clarinet,
kazoo
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* Louis Leimbach – vocals, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet, kazoo
Other musicians
* David Karam Haddad – writing
* James Jennings – drums
* Felix Bornholdt – keyboards
* Nicholas Polovineo – trombone, trumpet,
flugelhorn
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...
* Karen Leimbach – cello
* Lisa Buchanan – violin
Technical
*
Dave Hammer – production, mixing
* Brian Lucey at Magic Gardens Mastering – mastering
Artwork
Adapted from the band's official website.
* Louis Leimbach – cover design
Certifications
Notes
References
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2019 singles
2019 songs
Lime Cordiale songs
Songs written by Louis Leimbach
Songs written by Oli Leimbach