"Just the Thing" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Paul Mac and features the vocals of Peta Morris. The song was released in June 2001 as the second single from Mac's debut studio album 3000 Feet High. "Just the Thing" peaked at number 17 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold.
| "Just the Thing" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Mac featuring Peta Morris | ||||
| from the album 3000 Feet High | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2001 | |||
| Studio | The Grooveyard, Sydney | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Eleven: A Music Company | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Mac | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Mac | |||
| Paul Mac singles chronology | ||||
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At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the song was nominated for Best Male Artist and Best Dance Release. At the APRA Music Awards of 2002 the song won the APRA Award for Most Performed Dance Work.
Reception
editNick Jarvis from in the Mix said "From the gospel intro to the tribal conga drums, driving bassline and diva vocals exploring themes of "love on the dancefloor", 'Just the Thing' takes a swathe of deep house and disco tropes and turns them into an indelible hands-in-the-air jam. What a hook, and what a voice; Paul Mac's most commercially successful single is an all-time funky house belter that's probably still getting thrashed on pub jukeboxes in regional towns".[1]
Track listing
edit- "Just the Thing" – 3:54
- "Just the Thing" (The Funk Corporation's Just The Verse remix) – 8:29
- "See You Much Later" – 3:48
- "Just the Thing" (Stephen Allkins with Stereogamous remix) – 7:58
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 17 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Charts (ARIA)[3] | 79 |
| Australian Artist Charts (ARIA)[4] | 6 |
| Australian Dance (ARIA)[5] | 7 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 June 2001 | CD Single | Eleven: A Music Company | elevencd3 |
References
edit- ^ "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Paul Mac feat. Peta Morris – Just the Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "RIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Singles 2001". ARIA. 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2001". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.