Scar (song)

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This article is about the Missy Higgins song. For other songs, see Scar (disambiguation).

"Scar"
File:ScarEP.jpg
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album The Sound of White
B-side
  • "Casualty"
  • "Dancing Dirt into the Snow"
  • "The Cactus That Found the Beat"
Released2 August 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:36
LabelEleven
Composers
LyricistMissy Higgins
ProducerJohn Porter
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"Scar"
(2004) 		"Ten Days"
(2004)

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven: A Music Company, it was released as the first single from Higgins' debut album, The Sound of White (2004). The single is her most successful thus far, entering the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number one and receiving a quadruple-platinum sales certification. It also charted in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 20 in January 2005. The song was mixed by 12-time Grammy winner Jay Newland. In 2025 the song was voted 4th in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.[1]

Background

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Following the song’s 4th place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, Higgins shared that the song was written as a response to negative experiences she had had with collaborators in the music industry.

It was the song I wrote when I was 19 about some bad experiences I had with different people I was collaborating with, who were trying to make my music into something else. And trying to make me sound a certain way and appear a certain way, and just people in the industry that I'd come across that were, you know, trying to squeeze a triangle through a circle or whatever it is I say. So, you know, it's a song about staying true to who you are and not letting anyone else, you know, pretend that they know what's best for you.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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Nominations

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Track listing

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Australian CD single[5][6]

  1. "Scar" – 3:34
  2. "Casualty" – 4:12
  3. "Dancing Dirt into the Snow" – 3:26
  4. "The Cactus That Found the Beat" – 2:02

Personnel

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Personnel are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes.[5]

  • Missy Higgins – lyrics, music, vocals
  • Kevin Griffin – music
  • John Porter – production
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineering
  • Jay Newland – mixing
  • Don Bartley – mastering
  • Cathie Glassby – artwork design
  • Adrienne Overall – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 2 August 2004 CD Eleven [12]
United States 6 June 2005 Triple A radio Reprise [13]
13 February 2006 Hot adult contemporary radio [14]

References

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  8. ^ "Missy Higgins Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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