| "Who the Hell Are You" | ||||
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| Single by Madison Avenue | ||||
| from the album The Polyester Embassy | ||||
| Released | 5 June 2000 | |||
| Genre | House[1] | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Madison Avenue | |||
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"Who the Hell Are You" is a song by Australian house music band Madison Avenue, released as the second single from their only studio album, The Polyester Embassy (2000). The song was released in Australia on 5 June 2000 and was given a UK release on 9 October 2000. In the United States, the single was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in January 2001. The song contains elements from Vernon Burch's 1979 song "Get Up".[2]
"Who the Hell Are You" was a hit in the band's native Australia, debuting at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and staying there for two weeks. Later in the year, the song reached number 10 in the United Kingdom, number 32 in New Zealand, and number 41 in Ireland. In March 2001, it topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week. The song's music video, directed by Mark Hartley, won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Video.[3][4]
- ^ ""Gotta Get Thru This": Dom Passantino's Survey of the New Millenium's UK #1 Singles". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
[Madison Avenue] did actually have two more top 40 singles of cocktail-bar house...
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- ^ "Welcome to the 14th Annual S C A P E ARIA Music Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 February 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2022.