Sweater (EP)

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ReleasedApril 1998 (1998-04)
Recorded1998
Genre Rock
Length15:52
Label Troy Horse
Eskimo Joe chronology
Sweater
(1998)
Eskimo Joe
(1999)

Sweater is the debut extended play by Australian band, Eskimo Joe, released in April 1998. The EP peaked at number 90 on the ARIA singles chart.

Contents

The title track "Sweater" received significant airplay on Australian youth radio station Triple J, [1] [2] reaching #33 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 1998. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe [4] .

Sweater
No.TitleLength
1."14Hz"2:01
2."Sweater"2:17
3."Rubber"1:59
4."Monkeys"0:48
5."Why are All the Cars Outside Real?"3:40
6.Untitled5:07

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
ARIA Albums Chart [5] 90

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
AustraliaApril 1998Troy Horse CD TH021

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