"Broken Leg" | ||||
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Single by Bluejuice | ||||
from the album Head of the Hawk | ||||
Released | July 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Dew Process | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, James Hauptmann, Ned Molesworth | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Shaw | |||
Bluejuice singles chronology | ||||
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"Broken Leg" is a song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was released in July 2009 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Head of the Hawk . The song peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 2010.
AT the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the song was nominated for two awards; Breakthrough Artist and Best Video. [1]
The song polled at number 5 on the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100.
Chart (2009–2010) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [2] | 27 |
Chart (2009) | Position |
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Australian Artist (ARIA) [3] | 22 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | July 2009 | CD Single Digital download | Dew Process | 271452–3 |
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