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“Cameo Lover” by Kimbra
From the EP Settle Down (2011)
“Cameo Lover” by Kimbra appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2011. It was first released in 2011 on the EP Settle Down. Its best result is #25 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #301 alternative song of 2011.
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"Cameo Lover" came out in New Zealand and Australia on 29 March 2011, the second single from Vows, the debut album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra, and she wrote it on her own. It turned into a calling card fast: in July 2011 it took first prize in the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, it earned her Best Female Artist at the 2011 ARIA Music Awards while its video was up for Best Video, and the 2012 APRA Music Awards put it in the running for Song of the Year.
That songwriting contest had a side effect. Gotye first noticed Kimbra when they were both on its shortlist of finalists, and he went on to ask her to sing the female lead on his "Somebody That I Used to Know".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 | 100 |
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