Ivy and the Big Apples is the third studio album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. It became a double platinum-selling record that reached the top 10 of the albums chart in Australia and won the 1997 ARIA Award for Best Alternative Release.[2] It features the single "Buy Me a Pony", which was voted in at number one on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1996. The third single "Calypso" peaked at number 13 on the Australian singles chart[3] and was notably featured in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, despite not being included on the soundtrack.
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| Released | 14 October 1996 | |||
| Recorded | March and August 1996 | |||
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| Length | 52:52 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Singles from Ivy and the Big Apples | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Chest Hair" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Hot Water & Milk" | 1:56 |
| 3. | "Buy Me a Pony" | 1:44 |
| 4. | "When Fusion Ruled the Earth" | 6:20 |
| 5. | "Calypso" | 1:51 |
| 6. | "Goin' Off" | 1:02 |
| 7. | "Don't Kill Nipper" | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Horschack Army" | 3:37 |
| 9. | "Conjunctivitis" | 1:25 |
| 10. | "Joyce's Hut" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Jasper" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Goosh" | 1:45 |
| 13. | "Should Have Done What My Mum Always Told Me To" | 3:15 |
| 14. | "Hey" | 1:19 |
| 15. | "Hawaiian Nights" | 2:52 |
| 16. | "Driving Up the Ceiling" (The song "Driving Up the Ceiling" ends at 6:45. After one minute of silence (6:45 - 7:45) there are two hidden tracks: the first hidden track begins at 7:45 and ends at 10:45; the second hidden track begins at 10:50 and ends at 13:10.) | 13:10 |
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1996/97) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 3 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1996) | Rank |
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| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 68 |
| Chart (1997) | Rank |
| Australian Albums Chart[6] | 37 |
| Australian Artist Albums Chart[6] | 11 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Country | Release date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 14 October 1996 | CD, Cassette | Polydor | 529155-2 |
References edit
- ^ Jonathan Lewis. "Ivy and the Big Apples - Spiderbait". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "1997: 11th Annual ARIA Awards". ariaawards.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "Discography Spiderbait". Australian Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Ivy and the Big Apples". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.