"Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" is a double A-sided single recorded by Australian country singer John Williamson. The single was released in December 1999 as included as bonus tracks as the third and final single from Williamson's fourteenth studio album The Way It Is and peaked at number 95 on the ARIA Charts.
| "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green" | ||||
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| Single by John Williamson | ||||
| from the album The Way It Is | ||||
| Released | December 1999 | |||
| Label | EMI Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John Williamson | |||
| Producer(s) | John Williamson | |||
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Williamson suggested to Rod Macqueen the coach of the Australia national rugby union team the song "Waltzing Matilda" may inspire the team; nicknamed "The Wallabies" against the All Blacks. The offer was accepted and on 28 August 1999, Williamson sang "Waltzing Matilda" at Stadium Australia, Sydney in front of a (then) world record rugby crowd of 107,042 people. After being inspired by the Wallabies Williamson wrote and recorded "A Number On My Back". [1]
"The Baggy Green" was written with Gavin Robertson and Steve Waugh and features Waugh on vocals as well as the Boys of The Bankstown District Cricket Association.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Number on My Back" | Williamson | 2:54 |
| 2. | "The Baggy Green" (featuring Steve Waugh and Boys of The Bankstown District Cricket Association) | Williamson, Gavin Robertson and Steve Waugh | 3:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 95 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | December 1999 | Standard | EMI Music |
References
edit- ^ "Year by Year". John Williamson. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 303.