Song · Eskimo Joe
“Foreign Land” by Eskimo Joe
From the album Inshalla (2009)
“Foreign Land” by Eskimo Joe appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Inshalla. Its best result is #65 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #490 alternative song of 2009.
"Foreign Land" led Eskimo Joe into Inshalla, the Australian band's fourth studio album, in 2009, and it carries a heavy heart, written as a tribute to the Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died in January 2008. The single also reaches a long way from home for its sound, weaving in strands of traditional Turkish folk music from Adiyaman.
Radio pounced, making it the most added song on Australian radio when it arrived, and it climbed to 13 on the ARIA chart and went gold. It finished second in the 2009 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, and at the APRA Music Awards of 2010 it took home both Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work of the Year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 65 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
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