Australia (The Shins song)

"Australia"
Single by the Shins
from the album Wincing the Night Away
Released9 April 2007
GenreIndie rock
Length3:56
LabelSub Pop
Songwriter(s)James Mercer
Producer(s)James Mercer
Joe Chiccarelli
The Shins singles chronology
"Phantom Limb"
(2007) 		"Australia"
(2007) 		"Turn on Me"
(2007)

"Australia" is a song by American indie rock band the Shins, and is the second track on their third album, Wincing the Night Away. The song was released as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2007.[1][2]

All three versions of the single are currently available on the United Kingdom iTunes. It is one of the songs on the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 game Project Gotham Racing 4 and was also released as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series initially through the Rock Band Network,[3] then in 2018 as DLC for Rock Band 4.[4]

The lyrics of the song have many interpretations. Despite its name, the song's lyrics do not reference Australia at all.

  1. ^ "The Shins follow UK tour with new single". NME. UK. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
  2. ^ "The Shins Have Confirmed Their New Single". Angry Ape. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Australia" – The Shins // Rock Band Archived 15 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ " – DLC WEEK OF 11/01: FINGER ELEVEN, THE SHINS, STROKE 9, AND JEFF WILLIAMS FT. CASEY LEE WILLIAMS!