Spirit of the Bush (song)

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"Spirit of the Bush"
Spirit of the Bush single by Lee Kernaghan.jpg
Single by Lee Kernaghan featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde
from the album Spirit of the Bush
ReleasedJuly 2007 (2007-07)
Label Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"Spirit of the Bush" is a song by Australian Lee Kernaghan featuring Adam Brand and Steve Forde and released as a single from Kernaghan's studio album of the same name. The song peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts, becoming all three artists' highest charting single.

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At the 2008 Country Music Awards of Australia, the song won three awards; Vocal Collaboration of the Year, Single of the Year and Video of the Year. [1] Additionally, at the APRA Awards of 2008, the song was nominated for Country Work of the Year. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Spirit of the Bush"
  2. "Leave Him in the Longford"
  3. "Life Will Bring You Home"
  4. "Aussie Philosophy"

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 11

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalogue
AustraliaJuly 2007CD Single Australian Broadcasting Corporation 5144222192

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