Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)

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"Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)"
Single by The Whitlams
from the album Love This City
Released10 January 2000
Genre Piano rock
Length3:59
Label Black Yak / Warner
Songwriter(s) Tim Freedman
The Whitlams singles chronology
"Melbourne"
(1998)
"Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)"
(2000)
"Blow Up the Pokies"
(2000)

"Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)" is a song by Australian band, The Whitlams. It was released in January 2000 as the lead single from their fourth album, Love This City . It peaked at number 63 on the ARIA charts.

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song revolves around Tim Freedman working at a supermarket, singing the song over a public announcement system while occasionally cleaning or moving from aisle to aisle.

Track listing

  1. "Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)" [Single Edit] 3:52
  2. "Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)" [Short Soup Edit] 3:38
  3. "Chunky Chunky Air Guitar" 3:03
  4. "Bring Me Back to Your Love" 4:06
  5. "Coming Up for Air" 3:46
  6. "Chunky Chunky Air Guitar" [Mr. Chill & Friends remix] 5:17

Charts

Chart performance for "Thank You (for Loving Me at My Worst)"
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 63

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