| Reflector | ||||
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| Released | 10 March 2000 27 November 2000 (bonus disc) [1] | |||
| Recorded | June − September 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:22 | |||
| Label | Wah-Wah, Roadshow, 3:33 | |||
| Producer | Paul Kosky | |||
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| Singles from Reflector | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Reflector is the debut album by Australian band Killing Heidi, released in 2000 by Roadshow Music. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Rock Album.
The album was an enormous success, propelling the band to prominence and eventually spending seven weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA charts. It eventually went 5x Platinum in Australia (selling over 350,000 copies) and won the ARIA Award for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000.[ citation needed ]
Upon its release in early 2000, Reflector became the fastest-selling album in Australian music history. Reflector spawned four hit singles: "Weir" (which peaked at No. 6 on the national charts in 1999), "Mascara" (the band's first No. 1 single), "Live Without It" (No. 5), and "Superman Supergirl" (No. 57)[ citation needed ]
All tracks are written by Jesse and Ella Hooper..
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mascara" | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Weir" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Superman/Supergirl" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Astral Boy" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Leave Me Alone" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "You Don't Know" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "A Jar Labelled Small" | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Class Celebrities" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Live Without It" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Real People" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Jon's Song" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Black Sheep" | 2:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | |
| 2. | "Kettle" | |
| 3. | "Real People" | |
| 4. | "Live Without It" | |
| 5. | "You Don't Know" | |
| 6. | "Weir" | |
| 7. | "Mascara" | |
| 8. | "Superstar" | |
| 9. | "A Jar Labelled Small" | |
| 10. | "Talkback Interview" | |
| 11. | "Superman/Supergirl (four-piece acoustic live version for Triple M)" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Weir (USA music video)" | |
| 2. | "Superman/Supergirl (music video)" | |
| 3. | "Interview and information with Courteney Cox" |
| Chart (2000–01) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [4] | 19 |
| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 5 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [6] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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