Puberty Song

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"Puberty Song"
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Single by The Mavis's
from the album Pink Pills
ReleasedDecember 1998
Genre Indie rock
Label Festival Mushroom
Producer(s)
The Mavis's singles chronology
"Lever"
(1998)
"Puberty Song"
(1998)
"Coming Home"
(2000)

"Puberty Song" is a song by Australian alternative rock group, The Mavis's. The song was released in December 1998 as the fourth and final single from their second studio album, Pink Pills (1998). The single peaked at number 92 on the ARIA Charts

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the song earned Kalju Tonuma a nomination for Engineer of the Year. [1]

Track listing

CD Maxi (MUSH01830.2) [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Puberty Song" (single version)3:54
2."Lever" (First World Club mix)5:51
3."Snow White Line" (DJ Harry mix)5:39
4."Cry" (Pink Bits mix)4:08

Charts

Chart performance for "Puberty Song"
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 88

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References

  1. "ARIA Music Awards 1999". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "The Mavis's – Puberty Song". Discogs. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 180.