I Don't Do Surprises

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"I Don't Do Surprises"
I-Dont-Do-Surprises.jpg
Single by Axle Whitehead
from the album Losing Sleep
Released8 March 2008 (2008-03-08)
Recorded2008
Genre Pop, alternative, nu-disco, funk, post-disco
Length3:14
Label Roadshow, Sony BMG
Songwriter(s) Axle Whitehead and Robert Conley
Producer(s) Robert Conley
Axle Whitehead singles chronology
"I Don't Do Surprises"
(2008)
"Anywhere"
(2008)

"I Don't Do Surprises" is the debut single by Australian singer Axle Whitehead, from his debut album Losing Sleep . "I Don't Do Surprises" has managed a peak of #8 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and is certified Gold by ARIA. It has so far spent a total of fifteen weeks in the top 50. "I Don't Do Surprises" has also reached a peak position of #2 on the Australasian Singles Chart. [1]

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I Don't Do Surprises has been nominated for a 2009 APRA Award for Most Played Australian Work.

I Don't Do Surprises was used as part of a television advertisement of Channel Seven's show, Home and Away .

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Axle Whitehead and Robert Conley; all music is composed by Axle Whitehead.

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."I Don't Do Surprises"3:13
2."Maybe I Was Wrong"3:04
Total length:6:15
iTunes EP
No.TitleLength
1."I Don't Do Surprises"3:12
2."Maybe I Was Wrong"3:02
3."I Don't Do Surprises" (dp vs. smack daniels A train Mix)6:16
Total length:12:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Don't Do Surprises"
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 8
Australian AIrplay Chart [3] 6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Don't Do Surprises"
Chart (2008)Rank
Australia (ARIA) [4] 70

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
Australia 8 March 2008Roadshow, Sony BMG CD 3014392
Digital download -

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References

  1. australian-charts.com - Axle Whitehead - I Don't Do Surprises
  2. "Axle Whitehead – I Don't Do Surprises". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. "Australian Music Report Weekly Hot 100". Aumreport.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. Archived 24 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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