Lost (The Badloves song)

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"Lost"
Lost by The Badloves.jpg
Single by The Badloves
from the album Get On Board
ReleasedMarch 8, 1993 (1993-03-08)
Recorded1992
Studio Metropolis Audio
Length3:31
Label Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Badloves
  • Doug Roberts
The Badloves singles chronology
"Lost"
(1993)
"I Remember"
(1993)

"Lost" is a song by Australian rock and pop band The Badloves. "Lost" was released in March 1993 as the band's debut single and lead single from the band's debut studio album Get On Board . The song peaked at number 51 in Australia.

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On the album liner notes, Michael Spiby says "It's about being lost emotionally. It's about realising that everyone around can be as lost as you are. It's about not having a home ground, not having a base." [1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, the song was nominated for two awards, winning the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single. [2]

Track listing

CD single (D16063)

  1. "Lost" - 3:31
  2. "Stop" - 3:21

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 51

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References

  1. Get On Board (CD). The Badloves. Mushroom Music. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Winners by Year 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.