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"Hit Song" is a song by Custard, released as the second single from the band's fifth album, Loverama. It reached No. 60 on the Australian ARIA singles chart,[1] and No. 83 on the 1999 Hottest 100.[2]
| "Hit Song" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| SinglebyCustard | ||||
| from the album Loverama | ||||
| Released | April 1999 (1999-04) | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 9:19 | |||
| Label | rooArt | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David McCormack, Glenn Thompson, Paul Medew, Matthew Strong | |||
| Producer(s) | Magoo | |||
| Custard singles chronology | ||||
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McCormack said, "The record companies are always keen for that radio-friendly, unit-shifting smash hit. And that is their job I guess. So I basically quoted all the things I'd heard them say to us and other people. Like you have to have a hit song -- you need a chorus and the verse and then the other chorus and it just seemed like a formula. So I thought that if they want a hit song I will just write exactly what they want and I guess they thought I was being too cynical and ironic but I was just trying to give them what they wanted. I gave them exactly what they asked for. And they said 'Thank you very much'."[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hit Song" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Caboolture Speed Lab (New Version)" | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Searching" | 2:05 |
| 4. | "The Wedding Song" | 2:35 |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 60 |