Song · Sleepy Jackson
“Vampire Racecourse” by Sleepy Jackson
From the album Lovers (2003)
“Vampire Racecourse” by Sleepy Jackson appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album Lovers. Its best result is #91 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #580 alternative song of 2003.
"Vampire Racecourse" turns up on Lovers, the 2003 debut album from Australian band the Sleepy Jackson, and it's Luke Steele's song top to bottom: he wrote both the words and the music. Jonathan Burnside produced it, engineered it and mixed it as well, with Tamlin Tregonning assisting on the engineering side.
The record it belongs to was a modest commercial success, moving around 100,000 copies worldwide, and it picked up four nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2003. Years later, in 2010, Lovers was included in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
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