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"'(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind'" (also known simply as "On My Mind") is the first single from the fifth studio album by Powderfinger. It was released as a single on 16 June 2003 and reached 9 on the Australian Singles Chart, the band's third-highest-charting single to date. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" was ranked No. 97. The music video, directed by Scott Walton, was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2003.

Background



After two albums of Powderfinger releasing singles that were either acoustic anthems (such as "My Happiness") or ballads ("The Metre" or "The Day You Come"), Powderfinger decided to release a heavy rock song as their new album, 'Vulture Street''s lead single. In accordance with this, the band's publicity was geared towards a more rock oriented slant, with magazine covers and articles indicating that they were "returning to rock," alluding to the rock albums 'Parables for Wooden Ears' and the highly successful 'Double Allergic',[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009OOLA Amazon] information on "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind". however some criticism was that the band's "rock" sound was different from previous releases, indicating that they were trying to be more like AC/DC than previously. Although the single for the song was released under the title of "On My Mind," the album cover has the song's title printed as "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind." It is alleged that Bernard Fanning implicitly wrote the lyrics as a tribute to former radio and television personality John Burgess.

The album's artwork is of a painted ship entitled "On My Mind". The design style of the cover and case is in the same style as the other singles from 'Vulture Street', however all are very different from the album itself, except for the use of highly contrasting colours.

Music video



The music video for "On My Mind" was directed by Scott Walton. The video, like the group's previous single "Like a Dog", was filmed in black and white. The clip was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2003.ARIA Award previous winners.

Track listings



'CD version'

# "On My Mind" 3:24

# "Sweetness" ("Bandroom" demo version) 2:25

# "On My Mind" ("Bandroom" demo version) 3:51

# "This Song Has Gone to Hell" (studio outtake) 3:36

'7-inch version'

# "On My Mind" (album version) 3:23

# "On My Mind" (instrumental) 3:23

# "On My Mind" (acapella) 3:23

Charts



Release history



Cover versions



In 2005, on the third season of 'Australian Idol', the song was performed by contestant Tarni Stephans on the Top 12 Australiana theme night. Stephans was eliminated the next night on the verdict show, however she recorded a cover of this song on that season's cast album.

In 2007, "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" was performed again on the fifth season of 'Australian Idol' by Natalie Gauci who eventually won the series. Gauci recorded a cover of the song for her 'Winner's Journey' album.

In 2021, dance duo Mashd N Kutcher released a record sampling the vocals of the song, under the title "On My Mind".

References



Category:2003 singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:ARIA Award-winning songs

Category:Artemis Records singles

Category:Powderfinger songs

Category:Universal Music Australia singles

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