No Aphrodisiac
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"No Aphrodisiac" is the third single on The Whitlams
third album Eternal Nightcap
. It was written by Tim Freedman, with Pinky Beecroft
(Matt Ford) and Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab
(Glen Dormand) (from the band Machine Gun Fellatio
) helping with the lyrics. The single is the band's most successful and well known, voted the #1 song in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
. Former Australian Prime Minister
Gough Whitlam
, for whom the band was named, announced the winning news on air.
"No Aphrodisiac" won Song of the Year at the 1998 ARIA Awards and was also nominated for Single of the Year, losing out to Natalie Imbruglia
's Torn. The song was performed by the band at the ceremony before the Millennium.
The single mix adds more electric guitar to the song and is a minute shorter than the album version. Curiously, it does not appear on the band's 2008 best-of, instead the album version was used, which was also the preferred radio version.
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The Whitlams
The discography of The Whitlams consists of six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, and eighteen singles.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Videos:-Music videos:-Awards:...
third album Eternal Nightcap
Eternal Nightcap
Eternal Nightcap is the third studio album by Australian rock band The Whitlams, first released by Black Yak Phantom in 1997.- Music :Eternal Nightcap includes typical rock songs , piano ballads , classic pop tunes , and even a Bob Dylan cover version .-...
. It was written by Tim Freedman, with Pinky Beecroft
Pinky Beecroft
Pinky Beecroft is an Australian singer/songwriter/performer.He was the lead singer and song-writer of Australian band Machine Gun Fellatio. He quit the band in 2005, at which point the group split up. He is the lead singer of Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians...
(Matt Ford) and Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab
Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab
Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab is an Australian songwriter, musician, record producer, remixer, TV presenter, radio announcer, and video director. He is best known as one of the founding members of the band Machine Gun Fellatio and his presenting work on pay TV music channel MAX...
(Glen Dormand) (from the band Machine Gun Fellatio
Machine Gun Fellatio
Machine Gun Fellatio was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in 1997. They were well-known for their provocative on-stage antics and humorous lyrics, as well as the musical merit of their songs. Their outrage-provoking name gives some idea of the attitude that pervades the band's work...
) helping with the lyrics. The single is the band's most successful and well known, voted the #1 song in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
Triple J Hottest 100, 1997
The 1997 Triple J Hottest 100, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J, and was broadcast on Australia Day 1998. A CD featuring 31 of the songs was released...
. Former Australian Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC , known as Gough Whitlam , served as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia. Whitlam led the Australian Labor Party to power at the 1972 election and retained government at the 1974 election, before being dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the...
, for whom the band was named, announced the winning news on air.
"No Aphrodisiac" won Song of the Year at the 1998 ARIA Awards and was also nominated for Single of the Year, losing out to Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
's Torn. The song was performed by the band at the ceremony before the Millennium.
The single mix adds more electric guitar to the song and is a minute shorter than the album version. Curiously, it does not appear on the band's 2008 best-of, instead the album version was used, which was also the preferred radio version.
Track listing
There are 4 releases of the No Aphrodisiac single, one that consists of different mixes of No Aphrodisiac and 3 of which have different bonus tracks as below.BYO-E8
- No Aphrodisiac (Single mix) – 3:29
- No Aphrodisiac (Room for your Dog mix) – 5:54
- No Aphrodisiac (Machine Gun Fellatio mix) – 4:23
- No Aphrodisiac (Headspace Caisidorpha mix) – 5:25
- No Aphrodisiac (Album mix) – 4:20
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- No Aphrodisiac (single mix) – 3:29
- Gough – 3:16
- Met My Match – 3:36
- Up Against the Wall – 5:28
- No Aphrodisiac (edit#1 mix) – 3:28
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- No Aphrodisiac (single mix) – 3:29
- Where is She – 4:17
- I Make Hamburgers – 3:36
- You Sound Like Louis Burdett – 4:01
- No Aphrodisiac (edit#1 mix) – 3:28
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- No Aphrodisiac (single mix) – 3:29
- Winter Lovin' – 3:18
- 1995 – 4:40
- Charlie No.3 – 4:22
- No Aphrodisiac (edit#1 mix) – 3:28