A Pop Song Saved My Life

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"A Pop Song Saved My Life"
A Pop Song Saved My Life by Lo-Tel.jpg
Single by Lo-Tel
from the album Planet of the Stereos
ReleasedSeptember 2000 (2000-09)
Recorded1999
Length3:35
Label Murmur
Songwriter(s)
  • Luke Hanigan
Producer(s)
  • David Lumsdaine
  • Luke Hanigan
Lo-Tel singles chronology
"Teenager of the Year"
(2000)
"A Pop Song Saved My Life"
(2000)
"Crucifix"
(2001)

"A Pop Song Saved My Life" is a song by Australian band Lo-Tel. It was released in September 2000 as the third single from the band's debut studio album Planet of the Stereos . The song peaked at number 75 in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

CD single (MATTCD107)

  1. "A Pop Song Saved My Life" - 3:35
  2. "Replaced By Vinyl" -3:52
  3. "www.writersblock.com" - 3:32
  4. "Teenager of the Year" (acoustic version) - 4:36
  5. "Teenager of the Year" (video clip) - 4:21

Charts

Chart performance for "A Pop Song Saved My Life"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 75

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References

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