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“Black Fingernails, Red Wine” by Eskimo Joe
From the album Black Fingernails, Red Wine (2006)
“Black Fingernails, Red Wine” by Eskimo Joe appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Black Fingernails, Red Wine. Its best result is #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #167 alternative song of 2006.
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"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is the title song and lead single of Eskimo Joe's third studio album, released in May 2006, and it's the one that took the Australian alternative rockers into the big time. Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain and Kav Temperley wrote it, and it became their first single to crack the Australian top 10, peaking at number six.
The awards stacked up: Single of the Year at the 2006 ARIA Music Awards, number two in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2006, Most Popular Single/EP at the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards. One of its two videos shows the band cruising at night and abducting people who turn out to be Eskimo Joe themselves, which Temperley read as the new band leaving the old one behind. Its crime theme earned it an MA15+ rating in Australia, keeping it to late-night TV. In 2025 it placed 78 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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