She's Like a Comet

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"She's Like a Comet"
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Single by Jebediah
from the album Kosciuszko
Released2 February 2011 (2011-02-02)
Genre
Length3:42
Label Dew Process
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dave Parkin
  • Jebediah
Jebediah singles chronology
"Lost My Nerve"
(2010)
"She's Like a Comet"
(2011)
""Control""

"She's Like a Comet" is the first single from Kosciuszko , the fifth studio album from Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah; the single was released on 2 February 2011. [2] The song debuted at number 11 on the Australian Artist Singles ARIA Charts [1] and was eventually certified gold. [3]

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Background

Lead singer and lyricist, Kevin Mitchell, has revealed that the song was written in a very short timespan, with identical chords for both the verses and chorus. [4] In an interview with Hit List TV, Mitchell disclosed that he had only become aware of the unchanging song structure following the recording process. [5]

Chords

Also in the online Hit list TV interview, Mitchell revealed the chord progression as "E, F# minor and A", with the same sequence used for the span of the entire song. [5]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Sydney, and is a homage to both manga and giant monster films. The video features a female superhero who is played by Alycia Debnam-Carey (in contrast to the male from the "Leaving Home" music video), who eventually prevails over a giant monster within a miniature cityscape. The video was directed by Alex Ryan and produced Jiao Chen. [6]

Awards

The song was the "First Prize" winner in the "Rock Category" for the International Songwriting Contest (ISC). [7]

"She's Like A Comet" was nominated for the "Most Played Australian Work" and "Rock Work of the Year" at the 2012 APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) Music Awards. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton [9] .

No.TitleLength
1."She's Like a Comet"3:42

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