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Infobox single | Name = Straight Lines| Cover = Straightlines.gif| Alt =| Artist = Silverchair | Album = Young Modern | A-side = "Straight Lines"| B-side = "All Across the World" "Sleep All Day" (demo)
"Don't Wanna Be the One" (live) | Released = Start date|2007|3|20|df=yes| Format = Compact Disc single|Compact Disc , Music download|digital download | Recorded = April–November 2006, Seedy Underbelly Studios, Los Angeles, California, United States | Genre = Art rock , alternative rock | Length = 4:18 | Label = Eleven: A Music Company | Writer = Daniel Johns , Julian Hamilton | Producer = David Bottrill , Daniel Johns , Nick Launay | Certification = 2× Platinum ( Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA ) | Last single = " Across The Night " (2003) | This single = " Straight Lines " (2007) | Next single = " Reflections of a Sound " (2007) | Misc = Listen | filename = Silverchair-Straight Lines (song)-25s.ogg | title = "Straight Lines" | plain = yes | description = "Straight Lines", the first single from Young Modern , saw a change in direction for Silverchair, both musically and in their first self-produced album. The song won the ARIA Award for "Song of the Year" in 2007. | format = Ogg " Straight Lines " is a song by Silverchair . It was released in Australia on 20 March 2007,cite web|url= http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Lines-Silverchair/dp/B000NIVN82|title=Siverchair Straight Lines|publisher= Amazon.com |accessdate=2007-12-07 and debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart . The single was shortly followed by the release of the band's fifth studio album Young Modern on 31 March 2007. Unlike the songs written during Diorama (album)|Diorama where Daniel Johns wrote all the tracks himself, "Straight Lines" was Collaborative writing|co-written by The Presets ' Julian Hamilton . On 19 February 2007, it became the band's first Australian number one single since 1997 in music|1997 's " Freak (Silverchair song)|Freak ". On 2 September 2007, "Straight Lines" was accredited Double Platinum by ARIA, representing combined digital sales and physical shipment of 140,000 singles in Australia, equalling "Tomorrow" as their best selling single. On 28 October 2007, "Straight Lines" won "Best Selling Australian Single" at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 , as well as "Single of the Year". The song was the most played song on Australian radio in 2007.cite web |url = http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx? MenuID=25& ContentID=54926 |title = Silverchair's Straight Lines rules radio |accessdate = 2008-01-25 |date = 2008-01-18 |publisher = The West Australian Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot It charted at #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2007 and missed out on the Number 1 spot by only 13 votes. As of January 2008 the single has remained in the top 50 for over 40 weeks.
Song meaning
"Straight Lines" is generally a positive and upbeat song. The song is about feeling alone in the world, but making it through tough times and overcoming them. This is illustrated in the lyrics such as "Lately I'm a desperate believer, but I'm walking in a straight line" and "There's no changing yesterday...everything will be fine". The song's meaning appears to be a biographical comment from lead singer Daniel Johns who fought Anorexia nervosa|anorexia , clinical depression and reactive arthritis in the late nineties and early millennium, and was able to beat them. It also appears to be about being content with your place in life, thus walking in a straight line.
Music video
Footage for the video, which fans were invited to appear in, was shot in Sydney . The music video for the single appeared on the official website and released to radio on 2 February 2007. The video for the song also premiered on the day. It features a dynamic band performance that was filmed at the Olympic Park railway station , Sydney by Film director|directors Paul Goldman and Alice Bell (the pair behind the acclaimed film Suburban Mayhem ). The video was awarded "Best Video" at the 2007 ARIA Awards and was a Contender for Best Rock Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards .
Track listing
;Australian CD Single (ELEVENCD62) #"Straight Lines" #"All Across the World" #"Sleep All Day" (demo) #"Don't Wanna Be the One" (live)
;Australian Promo CD (ELEVENCDPRO62) #"Straight Lines" (Audio) #"Straight Lines" (Video) :*This version comes in DVD-format tin box
Chart performance
Chart (2007)
Peak position
Australian Singles Chart http:/ / www.ariacharts.com.au/ pages/ charts_display.asp? chart=1U50 Australian Record Industry Association - ARIA Singles Chart
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Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks Charthttp:/ / www.ariacharts.com.au/ pages/ charts_display.asp? chart=1DT40 Australian Record Industry Association - ARIA Top 40 Digital Track Chart
Modern Rock Tracks http:/ / www.billboard.com/ #/ song/ silverchair/ straight-lines/ 8900662 Straight Lines - Silverchair - Chart History. Billboard.com.
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Awards and nominations
APRA Award
APRA Awards of 2008|2008 Song of the Year and Most Played Australian Work APRA Awards for "Straight Lines", written by Daniel Johns and Julian Hamilton , was presented by Australasian Performing Right Association .cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/APRASongoftheYear/PreviousWinners.aspx | title = Previous Winners Song of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 28 April 2010 cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2008Winners.aspx | title = 2008 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | accessdate = 28 April 2010
See also
List of number-one singles in Australia in 2007
References
reflist SilverchairARIA Award for Single of the Year 2000s Category:2007 singles Category:Silverchair songs Category:Number-one singles in Australia Category:Songs written by Daniel Johns Category:Songs produced by Nick Launay
