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Genre | Live music |
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Running time | 20 minutes, from around 8:00 a.m. |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | Triple J |
Hosted by | Concetta Caristo and Luka Muller (current) |
Created by | Mel Bampton |
Original release | 2004 – present |
Website | www |
Podcast | Official website |
Like a Version is a long-running weekly segment on Australian youth radio station Triple J. It involves musicians playing two songs live in the Triple J studio, one of their own songs and then a cover version.
The series was created by presenter Mel Bampton in 2004 as part of the Mel in the Morning program. [1] The title is wordplay on the song "Like a Virgin" by Madonna. Early performances were more intimate, with most covers in the first years featuring only acoustic instruments, but as the segment has evolved, recordings have moved into larger studios to accommodate full bands. [1]
The segment has grown in popularity over the years, leading to the release of compilation CDs featuring the covers. [2] All Like a Version performances are filmed by Triple J and are made available on their YouTube channel. Some particularly well-received covers have made it into the Triple J Hottest 100 – in the 2021 countdown, the Wiggles made history as their cover of Tame Impala's "Elephant" became the first Like a Version to take out the number one spot. [3] In 2023, Triple J celebrated 20 years of the segment with a one-off Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version. The top spot was taken out by the DMA's cover of Cher's "Believe". [4]
Like a Version is comparable in concept to BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and Irish Today FM's Even Better Than the Real Thing .
23-track compilation CD released in 2005 by ABC Music. [5]
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Track 13 by Damien Rice contains a portion of Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Anne Bredon/Jimmy Page & Robert Plant)
22-track compilation CD released in 2006 by ABC Music. [6]
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20-track compilation CD and 10 video DVD released in 2007 by ABC Music [7]
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19-track compilation CD and 14 video DVD released in 2008 by ABC Music. [8]
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20-track compilation CD and 14-track DVD released in November 2009 by ABC Music. [9]
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21-track compilation CD and 16-track DVD released in October 2010 by ABC Music [11]
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [14] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
23-track compilation CD and 15-track DVD released in November 2011 by ABC Music. [15]
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| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
21-track compilation CD and 14-track DVD released in October 2012 by ABC Music. [20]
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| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [23] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
20-track compilation CD and 20-track DVD released in October 2013 by ABC Music. [24]
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [27] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
19-track compilation CD and 25-track DVD released in October 2014 by ABC Music. [28]
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [32] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
40-track compilation CD released on 2 October 2015 by ABC Music. [33]
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
Disc 2
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [37] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
39-track compilation CD released on 7 October 2016 by ABC Music.
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
Disc 2
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [40] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
38-track compilation CD released on 6 October 2017 by ABC Music.
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
Disc 2
39-track compilation CD released on 19 October 2018 by ABC Music.
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
Disc 2
42-track compilation CD released on 18 October 2019 by ABC Music.
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
Disc 2
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [43] | 6 |
40-track compilation CD released on 23 October 2020 by ABC Music / Universal Music Australia. [44]
Track listing – CD: Disc 1
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Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [45] | 32 |