Song · Missy Higgins
“Scar” by Missy Higgins
From the EP Scar EP (2004)
“Scar” by Missy Higgins appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2004 and 2025. It was first released in 2004 on the EP Scar EP. Its best result is #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #200 alternative song of 2004.
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"Scar" was Missy Higgins's opening shot, released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven: A Music Company as the first single from her debut album, The Sound of White, and it went straight in at number one on the ARIA chart. She wrote it at 19 with Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, and it's her answer to collaborators who had tried to bend her music into something it wasn't.
Jay Newland mixed it and plays acoustic guitar, with Stuart Mathis and John Porter on guitars, Keith Christopher on bass, Dean Butterworth on drums and Jamie Muhoberac on keys, plus unexpected colour from Martin Tillman's electric cello and Darrell Leonard's flugelhorn. It went quadruple platinum, and in 2025 Triple J listeners voted it fourth in the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
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