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New Detention by Grinspoon
New Detention is an album by Grinspoon, released in 2002. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Chemical Heart”, on 3 lists with a best position of #2.
New Detention, Grinspoon's third studio album, came out on Grudge in 2002, and it's the record where the Lismore rabble-rousers grew up without going soft. The band that won Triple J's Unearthed competition with the post-grunge thrash of "Sickfest" swapped some of the mosh-pit fury for mainstream rock muscle: bigger melodies, cleaner lines, the same four blokes. Phil Jamieson sings and plays guitar, Pat Davern handles the other guitar, Joe Hansen the bass and Kristian Hopes the drums.
"Chemical Heart" is the aching centerpiece, with a chorus that swells like a bruise, and "Lost Control", "No Reason" and "1000 Miles" keep the hooks coming. It went to No. 2 on the ARIA albums chart and was platinum by December, 70,000 units shipped.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from New Detention on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical Heart | 3 | #2 | – | 2002–2025 | |
| 2 | Lost Control | 1 | #14 | – | 2002 | |
| 3 | No Reason | 1 | #15 | – | 2002 | |
| 4 | 1000 Miles | 1 | #47 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.