Special Ones

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"Special Ones"
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Single by George
from the album Polyserena
Released11 June 2001
RecordedFestival Studios, Sydney
Genre rock music, soft rock
Length3:48
Label Festival Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s) Katie Noonan and Nick Stewart
Producer(s) David Nicholas
George singles chronology
"Special Ones"
(2001)
"Run"
(2001)

"Special Ones" is the debut single from Australian alternative rock group, George. It followed the release of three extended plays and was the first single taken from their debut studio album Polyserena (2002).

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the song was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist – Single', losing out to "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches.

Track listing

CD Single (020432) [1]
  1. "Special Ones" - 3:48
  2. "She Smiles" (Live) - 6:10
  3. "Under the Milky Way" (Live) - 4:34
  4. "Spawn" (Future Funk Squad Bass Drop Remix) - 6:30

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 29

Personnel

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References

  1. "George - Special Ones". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. "George – Special Ones". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 May 2016.