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“Just the Thing” by Paul Mac
From the album 3000 Feet High (2001)
“Just the Thing” by Paul Mac appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album 3000 Feet High. Its best result is #50 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #353 alternative song of 2001.
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"Just the Thing" was the second single from 3000 Feet High, the 2001 debut studio album by Australian songwriter and producer Paul Mac, and it put Peta Morris's voice front and centre. Mac wrote the words and music, and Nick Jarvis of In the Mix later picked apart the build: a gospel opening, tribal congas, a driving bassline and a big diva vocal about love on the dancefloor, a pile of deep house and disco moves turned into one hands-in-the-air anthem.
It went to number 17 on the ARIA chart and went gold; Jarvis calls it Mac's most commercially successful single. The 2001 ARIA Awards nominated it for Best Male Artist and Best Dance Release, and the following year APRA named it the Most Performed Dance Work.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
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