Song · Powderfinger
“Pick You Up” by Powderfinger
From the album Double Allergic (1996)
“Pick You Up” by Powderfinger appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the album Double Allergic. Its best result is #6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #128 alternative song of 1996.
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Powderfinger opened the campaign for their second album, Double Allergic, with "Pick You Up", released as its lead single on 13 April 1996, and it was the song that finally put them on radio across the country. "Reap What You Sow", from the earlier Transfusion EP, had made a dent, but this was the first Powderfinger track played regularly nationwide, on commercial and indie stations alike, and it became the album's biggest single, reaching 23 on the ARIA chart.
Bernard Fanning wrote it with the band, and guitarist Darren Middleton gave a good share of the credit to Tim Whitten, who produced the song and the album, calling him everything a band wants in a producer and engineer. In 2007 it resurfaced on the soundtrack for the SBS soccer show The World Game, the oldest recording on the compilation.
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 | 6 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
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