Song · Jebediah
“Harpoon” by Jebediah
From the album Slightly Odway (1997)
“Harpoon” by Jebediah appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1998 and 2013. It was first released in 1997 on the album Slightly Odway. Its best result is #7 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #150 alternative song of 1998.
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"Harpoon" was the last single Australian alt-rock kids Jebediah pulled from their debut album Slightly Odway, landing on Murmur in June 1998 and peaking at 46 on the ARIA singles chart. Kevin Mitchell wrote the words, and the music is credited to him with Brett Mitchell, Chris Daymond and Vanessa Thornton. Neill King produced, engineered and mixed it.
The single doubled as a trade with labelmates Something for Kate. They covered "Harpoon" for it, and Jebediah returned the favour with a bouncier run at the Melbourne band's "Clint", which Something for Kate then used as a B-side on their own 1998 single "Roll Credit". Years later Mitchell told Triple J that the first time he heard it was at Pushover, and that hearing another band play one of their songs, a first for Jebediah, was a real thrill, a few wrong words and all.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
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