In an interview with broadcaster Jane Gazzo, Kevin Mitchell explained that 'Leaving Home' was written during a rehearsal session in Melbourne when the band was about to record their "Jerks of Attention" single with producer Lyndsay Gravina. "Because we got bored, we started jamming other stuff. I had a chord progression and a little bit of a melody which was fresh in my mind and I just started playing it. I know we came up with an unashamedly Weezerish middle eight for the song. I wrote the lyrics in my bedroom in Perth."[1]
Receptionedit
Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described "Jerks of Attention" and "Leaving Home" as "two cracking singles".[2]Double J named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "When the drums come thumping in at the start and that gloriously thick guitar sound in the chorus… not to mention Kevin Mitchell's lazy Australian drawl. Leaving home never sounded so good"[3]
Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic reviewed Slightly Odway, and he wrote: "Opening with the song that really launched their career, 'Leaving Home', the band sets the scene for what is to come. Loud guitars, cartoonishly simple lyrics, and a chorus that would send even the tamest of mosh-pits into a frenzy. And all of it topped by Kevin Mitchell's bizarre singing style – a mess of twisted vowels and the same sort of pronunciation that had James Reyne's fans reaching for their lyric sheets in confusion."[4]
Music videoedit
The music video featured the band playing on the front lawn of a suburban home.[5]
Limited-edition vinyl releaseedit
It was later released as a limited-edition vinyl, with only 250 made for a Perth, Australia, release.[6]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell[7]
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leaving, home, jebediah, song, leaving, home, song, australian, alternative, rock, band, jebediah, released, april, 1997, lead, single, from, their, debut, studio, album, slightly, odway, written, band, members, chris, daymond, kevin, mitchell, vanessa, thornt. Leaving Home is a song by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah released in April 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album Slightly Odway It was written by band members Chris Daymond Kevin Mitchell Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell It peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Singles Chart and reached number 10 in the Triple J Hottest 100 music poll for 1997 Leaving Home Single by Jebediahfrom the album Slightly OdwayReleased27 June 1997RecordedApril 1997GenreAlternative rockLength10 22LabelMurmurSongwriter s Chris Daymond Kevin Mitchell Vanessa Thornton Brett MitchellProducer s Neill KingJebediah singles chronology Jerks of Attention 1996 Leaving Home 1997 Military Strongmen 1997 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Music video 4 Limited edition vinyl release 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 ReferencesBackground editIn an interview with broadcaster Jane Gazzo Kevin Mitchell explained that Leaving Home was written during a rehearsal session in Melbourne when the band was about to record their Jerks of Attention single with producer Lyndsay Gravina Because we got bored we started jamming other stuff I had a chord progression and a little bit of a melody which was fresh in my mind and I just started playing it I know we came up with an unashamedly Weezerish middle eight for the song I wrote the lyrics in my bedroom in Perth 1 Reception editAustralian musicologist Ian McFarlane described Jerks of Attention and Leaving Home as two cracking singles 2 Double J named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s saying When the drums come thumping in at the start and that gloriously thick guitar sound in the chorus not to mention Kevin Mitchell s lazy Australian drawl Leaving home never sounded so good 3 Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic reviewed Slightly Odway and he wrote Opening with the song that really launched their career Leaving Home the band sets the scene for what is to come Loud guitars cartoonishly simple lyrics and a chorus that would send even the tamest of mosh pits into a frenzy And all of it topped by Kevin Mitchell s bizarre singing style a mess of twisted vowels and the same sort of pronunciation that had James Reyne s fans reaching for their lyric sheets in confusion 4 Music video editThe music video featured the band playing on the front lawn of a suburban home 5 Limited edition vinyl release editIt was later released as a limited edition vinyl with only 250 made for a Perth Australia release 6 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Chris Daymond Kevin Mitchell Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell 7 No TitleLength1 Leaving Home 2 592 Monument 4 083 Thought About It Live Demo 3 15Charts editChart 1997 Peakposition Australia ARIA 8 48References edit Gazzo Jane 2022 Sound as Ever The Greatest Decade in Australian Music 1990 1999 Melbourne Books p 52 McFarlane Ian 1999 Encyclopedia entry for Jebediah St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 3 August 2004 Retrieved 25 January 2015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Gab Burke The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s Double J Lewis Jonathan Slightly Odway Jebediah Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 25 January 2015 MAX452AU 21 January 2007 Leaving Home Jebediah Google Inc Archived from the original on 23 July 2013 Retrieved 28 August 2012 via YouTube a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Catherine Haridy Management 2012 Store Music Jebediah UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Retrieved 28 August 2012 permanent dead link Leaving Home at APRA search engine Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2015 Note User may have to click Search again and provide details at Enter a title e g Leaving Home or at Performer Jebediah Jebediah Leaving Home ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved 26 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leaving Home Jebediah song amp oldid 1222908730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
