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“! (The Song Formerly Known As)” by Regurgitator
From the album Unit (1997)
“! (The Song Formerly Known As)” by Regurgitator appears on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1998 and 2025. It was first released in 1997 on the album Unit. Its best result is #6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #145 alternative song of 1998.
Leave it to Regurgitator to title a song with a punctuation mark. "! (The Song Formerly Known As)" first surfaced on Unit, the Australian band's second album, in November 1997, and it finds a rock band sliding onto the dancefloor with a smirk, all alternative-dance sparkle. Quan Yeomans wrote the words and music, Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager share a writing credit, and the band recorded it themselves with Magoo.
In September 1998 it was pulled from Unit as the album's fourth and last single, paired on a double-A side with "Modern Life", and it climbed to 28 in Australia. It landed at number six on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998, and at the 1999 ARIA Music Awards it was up for Single of the Year, Best Video and Best Group.
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 | 6 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) | 100 |
| 2025 | 67 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
Also listed as: ! (Song Formerly Known As).
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