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“Jimmy Recard” by Drapht
From the album Brothers Grimm (2008)
“Jimmy Recard” by Drapht appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2008 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Brothers Grimm. Its best result is #10 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 2008.
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"Jimmy Recard" was the lead single from Brothers Grimm, the third album by Australian rapper Drapht, and Obese Records put it out in May 2008. Drapht wrote and recorded it that year with Trials of Funkoars, and it's the sunny side of a catalogue that usually runs dark: he said himself that most of his material feeds off negative ideas, and this was the upbeat one.
The title character has a story of his own. Drapht went looking online for successful-sounding names, turned up James and Recard, swapped James for Jimmy, and built the song around the idea that what you get called shapes who you become. Radio stations across Australia took to it, and it eventually crept onto the ARIA singles chart as late as February 2010.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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