Good Excuse
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| Single by The John Butler Trio | ||||
| from the album Grand National | ||||
| A-side | "Good Excuse" | |||
| Released | March 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 Sing Sing Studios Melbourne, Australia | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, roots rock, funk | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Jarrah — AUS Atlantic — US | |||
| Songwriter | John Butler | |||
| Producers | John Butler Mario Caldato Jr. | |||
| The John Butler Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Excuse" is a promotional-only release by the Australian jam band, The John Butler Trio, from their fourth studio album Grand National.
"Good Excuse" was released in March 2007 in Australia by Jarrah Records and in the United States by Atlantic Records.
Butler describes the song as a "wake-up call to our self-obsessed consumerist society".[1][2]
Awards
[edit | edit source]"Good Excuse" won 'Blues & Roots Work of the Year' at the 2008 Australasian Performing Right Association Awards.[3]
Video
[edit | edit source]The video for the song was directed by James Hackett and Jean Camden (Hackett Films) and features a combination of 2D and 3D animation together with live action.[4] The video was nominated 'Most Popular Music Video' at the 2008 West Australian Music Industry Awards.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]Written by John Butler[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Excuse" | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 3:26 | |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]John Butler Trio
[edit | edit source]- John Butler — vocals, acoustic/amplified 6 string guitar, harmonica
- Shannon Birchall — double bass, backing vocals
- Michael Barker — drums, congas, shaker, tambourine, cow bells, vibraslap, backing vocals
Additional musicians
[edit | edit source]- Michael Caruana — piano, B3 Hammond
Production credits
[edit | edit source]- John Butler — producer
- Mario Caldato Jr. — producer, engineer, mixing
- Shannon Birchall — co-producer
- Michael Barker — co-producer
- Jarrad Hearman — assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman — mastering
- Tom Walker — artwork
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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External links
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