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'''''Gravity Won't Get You High''''' is the debut studio album of [[The Grates]]. It was produced by [[Brian Deck]], and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP ''[[The Ouch. The Touch.]]'' Notable differences are the usage of [[banjo]] and [[fiddle]] in "Sukkafish".

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006]] the album was nominated for two awards; [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album]] and [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art]]. The album was nominated for the 2006 [[Triple J]] [[J Award]] and the 2006 [[Australian Music Prize]].

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Four songs from the album made it into the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2006|2006 Triple J Hottest 100]] -- "Lies Are Much More Fun" at #71, "Inside Outside" at #42, "Science Is Golden" at #17 and "19 20 20" at #10.

==Reception==
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'''''Gravity Won't Get You High''''' is the debut studio album of [[The Grates]]. It was produced by [[Brian Deck]], and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP ''[[The Ouch. The Touch.]]'' Notable differences are the usage of [[banjo]] and [[fiddle]] in "Sukkafish".

It debuted at #9 in the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Top 50 Albums chart, was a nominee for the [[Triple J]] 2006 [[J Award]] and was shortlisted for the 2006 [[Australian Music Prize]].

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Four songs from the album made it into the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2006|2006 Triple J Hottest 100]] -- "Lies Are Much More Fun" at #71, "Inside Outside" at #42, "Science Is Golden" at #17 and "19 20 20" at #10.

"19 20 20", "Science Is Golden" and "Rock Boys" are the singles from the album. "19 20 20" peaked at number one hundred and twenty-nine in the UK.<ref name="19 20 20 peak">[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_G.HTM "Chart Log UK - Gina G – GZA"]. ''zobbel.de''. Retrieved July 17, 2007.</ref>

==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "I Won't Survive" – 1:05
Catalog: 9859441 (UK)
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# "Lies Are Much More Fun" – 3:53
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# "19 20 20" – 2:05
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# "Rock Boys" – 2:36
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# "Howl" – 2:54
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# "Trampoline" – 2:06
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# "Science Is Golden" – 2:58
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# "Feels Like Pain" – 2:58
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# "Nothing Sir" – 3:00
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# "[[Inside, Outside (The Grates song)|Inside Outside]]" – 2:41
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# "Sukkafish" – 3:57
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# "Seek Me" – 2:15
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# "Little People" – 3:24
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# "I am Siam" – 4:21
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# "Small Lives" (European version only) - 6:24 (Silence until 3:00)

==Charts==
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! scope="col"| Chart (2006-08)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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{{album chart|Australia|9|artist=The Grates|album=Gravity Won't Get You High|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 July 2020}}
|}


==Certification==
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# "I Won't Survive" – 1:05
{{certification Table Top}}
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# "Lies Are Much More Fun" – 3:53
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=The Grates|title=Gravity Won't Get You High|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2006|certyear=2007|certref=<ref name="AUS">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref>}}
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# "19 20 20" – 2:05
{{certification Table Bottom}}
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# "Rock Boys" – 2:36
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# "Howl" – 2:54
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# "Trampoline" – 2:06
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# "Science Is Golden" – 2:58
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# "Feels Like Pain" – 2:58
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# "Nothing Sir" – 3:00
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# "[[Inside, Outside (The Grates song)|Inside Outside]]" – 2:41
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# "Sukkafish" – 3:57
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# "Seek Me" – 2:15
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# "Little People" – 3:24
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# "I Am Siam" – 4:21
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# "Small Lives" (European version only) - 6:24 (Silence until 3:00)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:44, 27 July 2020

Gravity Won't Get You High
Studio album by
The Grates
Released8 April 2006
GenreIndie pop/Indie rock
Length40:02
LabelDew Process
ProducerBrian Deck
The Grates chronology
The Ouch. The Touch.
(2004) 		Gravity Won't Get You High
(2006) 		Teeth Lost, Hearts Won
(2008)

Gravity Won't Get You High is the debut studio album of The Grates. It was produced by Brian Deck, and features studio produced versions of songs from their EP The Ouch. The Touch. Notable differences are the usage of banjo and fiddle in "Sukkafish".

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 the album was nominated for two awards; ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Album and ARIA Award for Best Cover Art. The album was nominated for the 2006 Triple J J Award and the 2006 Australian Music Prize.

Four songs from the album made it into the 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 -- "Lies Are Much More Fun" at #71, "Inside Outside" at #42, "Science Is Golden" at #17 and "19 20 20" at #10.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Box[2]
PopMatters8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[4]

Track listing

  1. "I Won't Survive" – 1:05
  2. "Lies Are Much More Fun" – 3:53
  3. "19 20 20" – 2:05
  4. "Rock Boys" – 2:36
  5. "Howl" – 2:54
  6. "Trampoline" – 2:06
  7. "Science Is Golden" – 2:58
  8. "Feels Like Pain" – 2:58
  9. "Nothing Sir" – 3:00
  10. "Inside Outside" – 2:41
  11. "Sukkafish" – 3:57
  12. "Seek Me" – 2:15
  13. "Little People" – 3:24
  14. "I am Siam" – 4:21
  15. "Small Lives" (European version only) - 6:24 (Silence until 3:00)

Charts

Chart (2006-08) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 9

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Gravity Won't Get You High at AllMusic
  2. ^ Music Box review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Grates – Gravity Won't Get You High". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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