"Disco King" is the debut single by Australian rock group Spencer Tracy, released on Embryo Records in January 2003.[1][2]
| "Disco King" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Spencer Tracy | ||||
| from the album Spencer Tracy | ||||
| A-side | "Disco King" | |||
| Released | 13 January 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Revolver Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Embryo Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lee Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Ben Glatzer | |||
| Spencer Tracy singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Disco King" earned a lot of airplay for Spencer Tracy, with the Triple M network adding "Disco King" to official rotation in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, NOVA Sydney & Melbourne running the track in the high rotation Buzz bin for two consecutive weeks and NOVA 937 in Perth giving solid airplay over a six-week period. The video clip to "Disco King" also received rotation on Channel V, MTV and Rage.[3] The song created interest in the band from Interscope Records in the US.
"Cathy Hendrix in my office listens to triple j on the net all of the time and we just loved that song "Disco King". A musician friend saw Spencer Tracy playing a show in Melbourne and sent us a copy of their CD. When we put it on we were blown away -we just couldn't turn it off for a whole week." - Mike Dixon – USA manager (Ron Sexsmith)[4]
The song is described by reviewers as having "squelch-pop warmth and bouncy rhythms",[5] and being "almost contemporary Britpop in feel."[6]
"Disco King" was nominated for 'Most Popular Local Original Single or EP' at the 2003 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.[7]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Lee Jones unless otherwise noted.[8]
- "Disco King" - 4:02
- "Changes" - 4:17
- "Yesterday" (Chris Jones) - 4:31
- Disco King video
References edit
- ^ "Disco King - Spencer Tracy". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Disco King - Spencer Tracy". Waterfront Records. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Rage playlists". ABC. 10 January 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Spencer Tracy". Music Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "Spencer Tracy - Self Titled". Red Back Rock. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Lost Weekend Vol 2". i94Bar. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Kiss my Wami 2003 nominees". Western Australian Music Industry. 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ APRA database Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)
- ^ Spencer Tracy (2003), Disco King, Embryo Records (Phantom Music WA), retrieved 18 April 2016