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Royal in the Afternoon
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Wikipedia article
"'Royal in the Afternoon'" is a song by Australian band, The Whitlams. It was released in February 2003 as the third single from their fifth studio album, 'Torch the Moon'. It received moderate success, peaking at number 66 in Australia in February 2003..
The song on 'Sunrise' on 1 August 2008 to promote their latest release 'Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You'.
Reception
'The Guardian' described the song as, "A blokey rock song about leaving behind the life of a hellraiser for domestic bliss. Freedman sounds as if he is having fun as 'the mad king of it all', while Jak Housden provides the bouncy guitar." 'The Sydney Morning Herald' agreed the song was "bouncy" and said it was "sure to be a live singalong favourite".
Track listing
#"Royal in the Afternoon" 2:58
#"Buy Now, Pay Later" (live) 4:55
#"Met My Match" (live) 4:34
#"No Aphrodisiac" (live) 6:01
#"I Make Hamburgers" (live) 3:55
Charts
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References
Category:The Whitlams songs
Category:2003 singles
Category:Songs written by Tim Freedman
Category:2002 songs
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