Mind Reader (Silverchair song)

"Mind Reader"
Single by Silverchair
from the album Young Modern
Released23 February 2008
Recorded2006
GenreAlternative rock, hard rock
Length3:07
LabelEleven Records
Songwriter(s)Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton
Producer(s)Nick Launay
David Bottrill
Daniel Johns
Silverchair singles chronology
"If You Keep Losing Sleep"
(2007)
"Mind Reader"
(2008)

"Mind Reader" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Silverchair, from their fifth studio album, Young Modern. The song was sent to Australian radio stations in January 2008 and released as the fourth and final single from the album.[1][2] The song was co-written by the group's lead singer-guitarist, Daniel Johns, with Julian Hamilton of The Presets,[3] who is responsible for the "don't know what you want" chorus. The single was released on 23 February 2008, as a digital download. It was the last Silverchair single – the group have been on an "indefinite hiatus" from May 2011.[4]

  1. ^ "Missy & Silverchair top the charts for 2007!". Access All Areas.net. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ^ "New Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ "'Mind Reader' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Mind Reader; &/or at 'Performer:' Silverchair
  4. ^ Cooper, Nathanael (26 May 2011). "Silverchair in 'indefinite hibernation'". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2014.