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“Polyester Girl” by Regurgitator
From the album Unit (1997)
“Polyester Girl” by Regurgitator appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1998. It was first released in 1997 on the album Unit. Its best result is #26 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 1998.
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"Polyester Girl" came out in May 1998 as the third single from Unit, Regurgitator's second album, and it proved to be the Australian band's high-water mark: their best-selling single, credited with helping push Unit past 240,000 copies. Quan Yeomans wrote it alone, and the drums and keyboards were synthesised on a Roland MC-303, which gives it the cheap, glossy bounce of a jingle.
That's the joke, or part of it. The song has been called the band's anti-commercialism anthem, and it still went to 14 at home and 16 in New Zealand. Yeomans has written it off as a throwaway, knocked out quickly and sillily, while admitting it's the most successful track they ever released. Magoo recorded it with the band.
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 | 26 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
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