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

Gravity Won't Get You High is the debut studio album of Australian indie rock band 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; Breakthrough Artist - Album and Best Cover Art. At the J Award of 2006, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[5] The album was also nominated for 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.

Track listing

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  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

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Chart (2006–08) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 9

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Gravity Won't Get You High at AllMusic
  2. ^ Music Box review
  3. ^ PopMatters review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ "The J Award 2006". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Grates – Gravity Won't Get You High". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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