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...art
Studio album by
Regurgitator
Released23 August 1999
GenreAlternative rock, electronica, electropop
Length54:15
LabelWarner Music Australia
Producer
Regurgitator chronology
Unit
(1997) 		...art
(1999) 		Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks
(2001)
Singles from ...art
  1. "Happiness (Rotting My Brain)"
    Released: July 1999
  2. "I Wanna Be a Nudist"
    Released: November 1999
  3. "Freshmint!"
    Released: March 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

...art is the third studio album from the Australian rock band, Regurgitator, released in August 1999. The album was recorded in Byron Bay and was the final album with drummer Martin Lee. ...art peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Track listing

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  1. "Happiness (Rotting My Brain)" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:56
  2. "Ghost" (B. Ely) – 3:40
  3. "Freshmint!" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:55
  4. "Strange Human Being" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:25
  5. "I Wanna Be a Nudist" (B. Ely) – 2:02
  6. "I Like Repetitive Music" (Q. Yeomans) – 2:40
  7. "Art" (B. Ely) – 1:05
  8. "Feels Alright!" (B. Ely) – 3:45
  9. "I Love Tommy Mottola" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:10
  10. "Are U Being Served?" (Q. Yeomans) – 5:00
  11. "Obtusian" (M. Lee/B. Ely) – 3:08
  12. "The Lonely Guy" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:10
  13. "Virtual Life" (B. Ely) – 4:57
  14. "Metal" (B. Ely, hidden track)  – 1:22

Track information

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  • "Are U Being Served?" contains samples from the 70's UK BBC comedy Are You Being Served? theme song.
  • Following the end of Virtual Life, there is six minutes of silence before "Metal" plays; album pressings list Virtual Life as 12:19.
  • The album was released on vinyl in 2019, with the second track, "Ghost", removed from the tracklist at Ben Ely's insistence.[2] "I Wanna Be A Nudist" was moved into its position in the tracklist between "Happiness" and "Freshmint."

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 12

Year-end charts

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Chart (1999) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 83

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia August 1999
EastWest Records 3984290162
Australia August 2019
Valve Records RV158

References

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  1. ^ Macgregor, Jody. ...art at AllMusic
  2. ^ Band manager Paul Curtis stated: "Ben wanted to remove GHOST but I thought it was a good inclusion and argued as such. It was personal and what the song meant to him. Some things run deeper than the obvious unfortunately."
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Regurgitator – ...ART". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Regurgitator – ...ART". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 October 2019.


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