Song · Silverchair
“World Upon Your Shoulders” by Silverchair
From the album Diorama (2002)
“World Upon Your Shoulders” by Silverchair appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album Diorama. Its best result is #76 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #540 alternative song of 2002.
Daniel Johns wrote "World Upon Your Shoulders" for Diorama, Silverchair's fourth album, released in March 2002 on Atlantic and Eleven, and his fingerprints are on nearly every stage of it. He co-produced with David Bottrill, his first production credit anywhere, and added arrangements on top of Larry Muhoberac's. Johns did most of the album's writing at the piano rather than on his usual guitar, during a 12-month break after Neon Ballroom, and here Paul Mac is the one at the keys.
Bottrill also mixed it, with Anton Hagop engineering and Matt Lovell handling extra engineering. Diorama swapped the band's grunge roots for orchestral arrangements and power ballads, with composer Van Dyke Parks along for the ride, and while critics were cooler on it than on the earlier records, it went to number one in Australia and won five ARIA Awards in 2002.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
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