Flake (song)

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"Flake"
Flake CD single.jpg
Single by Jack Johnson
from the album Brushfire Fairytales
B-side
  • "It's All Understood"
  • "Inaudible Melodies"
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2002 (2002-02-11)
Genre Rock [1]
Length4:43
Label Enjoy
Songwriter(s) Jack Johnson
Producer(s) J. P. Plunier
Jack Johnson singles chronology
"Flake"
(2002)		"The Horizon Has Been Defeated"
(2003)
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"Flake" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It is Johnson's debut single [2] and was released as the only single from his first album, Brushfire Fairytales (2001). [3] [4] [5] "Flake" features Ben Harper on Weissenborn slide guitar and Tommy Jordan on steel drums. [2]

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"Flake" became Johnson's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 73, and it topped the Billboard Triple-A chart for three weeks, becoming the best-performing song of 2002 on that listing. In New Zealand, it reached number six and ended 2003 as the country's sixth-most-successful song; it remains Johnson's sole top-10 hit there. "Flake" has become a popular song in Johnson's live performances and still garners radio airplay.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

European CD single [6]

  1. "Flake" – 4:42
  2. "Flake" (live) – 4:31

European maxi-CD single [7]

  1. "Flake" – 4:42
  2. "Flake" (live) – 4:31
  3. "It's All Understood" – 3:35
  4. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:36

Australasian CD single [8]

  1. "Flake" – 4:42
  2. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:36
  3. "It's All Understood" (live) – 3:35
  4. "Flake" (live) – 4:31

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Flake"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] Platinum30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Flake"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 11, 2002 Alternative radio Enjoy [21]
May 20, 2002 Hot adult contemporary radio [22]
August 26, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [23]
New ZealandMarch 31, 2003CD Modular [24]

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  7. ↑ Flake (European maxi-CD single disc notes). Jack Johnson. Enjoy Records. 2002. 019 028-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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