Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)
| "Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)" | ||||
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| Single by Custard | ||||
| from the album Loverama | ||||
| Released | 5 October 1998[1] | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | rooArt | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David McCormack, T Ludlow | |||
| Producer(s) | Magoo | |||
| Custard singles chronology | ||||
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"Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)" is the first single from Loverama, the fifth album by Custard. It reached #52 on the Australian ARIA singles chart, and spent 24 weeks in the top 100.[2] The song was placed #3 in the 1998 Hottest 100.[3]
The Andrew Lancaster and David McCormack directed music video won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1999.[4]
McCormack later said, "We were going around in circles. 'Girls Like That' is as far as you can take the ironic love song; you just can't go any further than that."[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girls Like That (Don't Go For Guys Like Us)" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Caboolture Speed Lab" | 2:13 |
| 3. | "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" | 4:02 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998–99) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2][6] | 52 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases – Product Available from: 5.10.98 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 448)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b "ariaNET The Chart! Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 1999". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 September 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Triple j's Hottest 100". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Andrew Stafford (2016). Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden. University of Queensland Press. p. 253. ISBN 9780702235610.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 71.
