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Broken Leg

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"Broken Leg"
Single by Bluejuice
from the album Head of the Hawk
ReleasedJuly 2009 (2009-07)
Recorded2009
GenreIndie rock
Length3:17
LabelDew Process
Songwriter(s)Jake Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas, Jamie Cibej, James Hauptmann, Ned Molesworth
Producer(s)Chris Shaw
Bluejuice singles chronology
"The Reductionist"
(2008)
"Broken Leg"
(2009)
"(Ain't) Telling the Truth"
(2010)

"Broken Leg" is a song written and recorded by Australian indie rock band Bluejuice. The song was released in July 2009 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Head of the Hawk. The song peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold in 2010.

AT the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, the song was nominated for two awards; Breakthrough Artist and Best Video.[1]

The song polled at number 5 on the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 27

Year-end charts

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Chart (2009) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[3] 22

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 2× Platinum 140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia July 2009 CD Single Digital download Dew Process 271452-3

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2009 : History: Winners by Year : 2009:23rd Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Bluejuice – Broken Leg". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Singles 2009". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 March 2022.