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“Dogs are the Best People” by Fauves
From the album Future Spa (1996)
“Dogs are the Best People” by Fauves appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the album Future Spa. Its best result is #20 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #145 alternative song of 1996.
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"Dogs are the Best People" was the second single from Future Spa, the 1996 album by Australian band the Fauves, and it had to fight its way out. Their record company, hunting for singles, wasn't keen on it and handed the band a harsh critique. But they had already been playing it live, and crowds who usually just stared at them were suddenly bouncing to a song they'd never heard, so the Fauves stuck to it.
Singer Andrew Cox wrote it, and Greg Wales produced, recorded and mixed it. The band have sheepishly admitted it's a remedial song to play: an odd tuning, but you only really need two strings. Cox has also said the band somehow got known as a novelty act, which was far from what they were about.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
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