Released 27 March 2006 Length 9:14 | Recorded 2005 Bird in a Church2002 Shark Fin Blues2006 | |
Genre Alternative / Garage Rock Label ATP RecordingsIn-Fidelity Records | ||
"Shark Fin Blues" is a double A-side single taken from The Drones' Australian Music Prize-winning Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By. The single was released 25 September 2006. It was also released as a limited release 7" picture disc, together with the band's album Gala Mill.
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In a poll of contemporary Australian songwriters in 2009, organised by national youth broadcaster Triple J, "Shark Fin Blues" was voted as the greatest Australian song.
In April 2013, the song "Shark Fin Blues" was used in the soundtrack of Episode 2 of the American television series Rectify.
Track listing
- "Shark Fin Blues" - 4:34
- "You Really Don't Care" - 4:40
Missy Higgins Version
On 7 July 2014, Australian artist Missy Higgins released "Shark Fin Blues" as the first single from her fourth studio album "Oz". It debuted at number #71 on the ARIA singles chart on the week commencing 18 August.
The video clip was released via YouTube on 11 August.