My Gun
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| Single by The Rubens | |||||||
| from the album The Rubens | |||||||
| Released | 4 August 2012 | ||||||
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| Label | Ivy League Records | ||||||
| Producer(s) | David Kahne | ||||||
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My Gun is the song recorded by Australian alternative rock group, The Rubens, released in August 2012.
The track won ‘Rock Work of the Year’ at the APRA Music Awards of 2013 as well as being nominated for ‘Best Video’ at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, but lost out to “Everyone’s Waiting” by Missy Higgins. The track was voted in at number 10 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2012.
Music Video
The music video was directed by Josh Logue and released on 12 August 2012.[1]
Reviews
Doug from Sputnik Music said, ""My Gun" really reiterates the bands styling’s with heavily catchy choruses and that uneasy whisky soaked guitar grunge giving the listener that jukebox classic that will be sure to be played in pubs all over.” [2]
Track listing
- 1 track single [3]
- My Gun – 3:10
- US 4 track single [4]
- My Gun - 3:10
- Lay It Down - 3:51
- Don't Ever Want To Be Found - 3:19
- The Best We Got - 3:55
Charts
Weekly Charts
My Gun peaked at #56 in Australia.[5]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles (ARIA) | 56 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Rank |
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| Australian Artist Albums Chart [6] | 41 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ "The Rubens: My Gun (OFFICIAL)". YouTube. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Review – The Rubens: The Rubens". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "My Gun by Rubens". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Rubens – My Gun". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 12 November 2012 ~ Issue #1185" (PDF). pandora.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2012". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 January 2016.