I'm an Individual

"I'm an Individual"
Single by Mark "Jacko" Jackson
Released	18 March 1985 [1]
Songwriter(s)	Robert Alexander Brown
Mark "Jacko" Jackson singles chronology
"I'm an Individual" (1985) "My Brain Hurts" (1985)

"I'm an Individual" is a novelty song released by former Australian football player Mark "Jacko" Jackson in March 1985. ^{[1] [2]} Described as "a shouty rap", it reached number 15 nationally on the Australian popular music charts, and number two on the Victorian state chart. ^{[3] [2] [4]}

A follow-up single by Jackson, "Me Brain Hurts", was also released but did not achieve the same success. ^[4]

Fellow Australian football full-forward Warwick Capper is reputed to have recorded the single "I Only Take What's Mine" as a result of the success of "I'm an Individual". ^{[4] [5]} The music video for "I Only Take What's Mine" includes footage of Capper throwing darts at a picture of Jackson. ^[4]

The song was featured in the 2012 play Barassi: The Stage Show. ^[6]

Track listing

Standard single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I’m an Individual"	Robert Alexander Brown

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3]	15

References

1. "Kent Music Report No 558 – 18 March 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 25 November 2022– via Imgur.com.
2. Kloer, Phil (15 March 1988). "High-powered Jacko Bellows For Notice: 'Oi!'". Chicago Tribune . Tribune Company . Retrieved 20 September 2013.
3. "Australian ARIA Top 50 Chart – Week Ending 28th April, 1985". ARIA . Retrieved 25 November 2022– via Imgur.com.
4. Jackson, Russell (28 May 2013). "The Joy of Six: when Aussie Rules footballers sing". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 September 2013.
5. Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun . Retrieved 20 September 2013.
6. Woodhead, Cameron (28 September 2012). "Heartfelt tribute to AFL's larger-than-life mustachioed hero". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 20 September 2013.