Military Strongmen

"Military Strongmen"
Single by Jebediah
from the album Slightly Odway
Released11 October 1997 (1997-10-11)
Recorded1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:27
LabelMurmur
Songwriter(s)Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell
Producer(s)Neill King
Jebediah singles chronology
"Leaving Home"
(1997)
"Military Strongmen"
(1997)
"Teflon"
(1998)

"Military Strongmen" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah. It was released as a single as the second single from the band's debut studio album Slightly Odway on 11 October 1997 as the and peaked at No. 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart[1] and was voted in at number 33 in Triple J's Hottest 100 music poll for 1997.[2]

The single release was slightly different from the album version as it was remixed with heavier guitars. The song was mixed by American audio engineer, Chris Lord-Alge.[3] The cover image is of the 1915 art deco style Astor Cinema on the intersection of Beaufort and Walcott Streets in Mount Lawley, Western Australia.

  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 144.
  2. ^ triple j (2012). "Hottest 100 1997". Triple j. ABC. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ Discogs (2012). "Jebediah – Military Strongman". Discogs. Retrieved 29 August 2012.