EP · Ratcat
Tingles by Ratcat
Tingles is an EP by Ratcat, released in 1990. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “That Ain't Bad”, on 2 lists with a best position of #40.
Tingles, the EP that turned Sydney indie band Ratcat into chart-toppers, came out on 1 October 1990 and went all the way to number one in Australia. By the close of 1991 it was the country's second-biggest single of the year, beaten only by Bryan Adams's "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", and no Australian act sold more.
Simon Day fronts it on vocals and guitar, with Andrew Polin and Amr Zaid alongside, and the formula is simple and deadly: sugar-rush indie pop hooks slammed through punk-fast guitars, the kind of racket that won over the indie kids and the skate-punks at once. "That Ain't Bad" led the charge and even snuck onto Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks in America, reaching 27 in November 1991. The Blind Love album followed in 1991 and topped the Australian chart too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tingles on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Ain't Bad | 2 | #40 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.