Song · Something For Kate
“Harpoon” by Something For Kate
Released 1998
“Harpoon” by Something For Kate appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1998. It was first released in 1998. Its best result is #85 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #393 alternative song of 1998.
Something for Kate's "Harpoon" is a borrowed song. It belongs to their Murmur labelmates Jebediah, whose singer Kevin Mitchell wrote the words and shares the music credit with Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton, and the Melbourne band's version turned up in June 1998 on Jebediah's own "Harpoon" single. Something for Kate produced it themselves, with Matt Maddock recording.
Mitchell first heard it live, and it thrilled him: the first time anyone had played one of his band's songs, and played it well, even if Paul Dempsey fluffed a few words. The swap ran both ways. Jebediah covered Something for Kate's "Clint" for the same single, Dempsey reckoned their bouncier take beat his own band's murky original, and Something for Kate used it as the B-side of "Roll Credit".
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 | 85 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 | 100 |
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