Jet Age (Superjesus album)

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Jet Age
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Studio album by
Released20 October 2000
StudioFestival Studios, Sydney
Genre
Length50:28
Label
Producer Ed Buller
The Superjesus chronology
Sumo II
(1998)
Jet Age
(2000)
Rock Music
(2003)
Singles from Jet Age
  1. "Gravity"
    Released: 11 September 2000
  2. "Secret Agent Man"
    Released: 12 February 2001
  3. "Enough to Know"
    Released: 20 August 2001
  4. "Second Sun"
    Released: 11 February 2002 [1]

Jet Age is the second studio album by Australian rock band The Superjesus. The album was released in October 2000 and peaked at number 5 in Australia. The album was re-released in November 2001 and was certified platinum in 2002. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sarah McLeod and Tim Henwood, except where otherwise noted.

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over to You"McLeod3:02
2."Gravity" 3:59
3."Enough to Know" 3:13
4."In Harm's Way" 3:58
5."Secret Agent Man" 4:44
6."Second Sun" 4:49
7."Fall to Rescue" 3:51
8."Everything Turns"McLeod, Chris Tennent3:08
9."Safer Emergency" 4:06
10."When I Tell You in the End"Henwood, McLeod, Stuart Rudd3:54
11."Checking In"McLeod3:57
12."Holywater"McLeod, Tennent4:12
13."Everybody Calls Me Lonely" (hidden track) 3:33
Limited edition CD2: Live at "The Basement", Sydney, 3 September 2001
No.TitleLength
1."Down Again" 
2."Secret Agent Man" 
3."Sandly" 
4."Safer Emergency" 
5."In Harm's Way" 
6."Enough to Know" 
7."Checking In" 
8."I'm Stained" 
9."Second Sun" 
10."Gravity" 

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Jet Age
Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Jet Age
Chart (2001)Rank
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 93

Certifications

Certifications for Jet Age
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Jet Age
CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia20 October 2000 CD EastWest Records/Warner Music Group 8573852092
AustraliaNovember 20012×CDEastWest/Warner Music Group0927419942
Australia19 January 2018 [6] VinylWarner Music Group5419790541

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