Black Fingernails, Red Wine (song)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | ||||
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Single by Eskimo Joe | ||||
from the album Black Fingernails, Red Wine | ||||
Released | 13 May 2006 | |||
Recorded | December 2005–January 2006 | |||
Studio | The Grove | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 4:09 | |||
Label | Warner, Mushroom | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kavyen Temperley, Stuart MacLeod and Joel Quartermain | |||
Producer(s) | Eskimo Joe | |||
Eskimo Joe singles chronology | ||||
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"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Eskimo Joe, released in May 2006 as the lead single their third studio album of the same name. The song became their first song to peak inside the ARIA top ten, peaking at number 6.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, it won ARIA Award for Single of the Year and made #2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006.
At the 2007 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Most Popular Single/EP.[1]
Music videos[]
Two music videos were made for this song:
- Showed the band members in a car, kidnapping people in the middle of the night. At the end of the video, the kidnapped people were revealed to be Eskimo Joe themselves. When Kavyen Temperley was a guest on The Glass House, he offered that this symbolised that Eskimo Joe had changed, and the kidnapped band were the old Eskimo Joe.
- A simple performance video, showing the band playing in an old building.
Due to the criminal theme of the first video, it received an MA15+ classification in Australia, restricting it to night-time airplay. The second promo clip was made to enable the song to be played by daytime music shows.
Track listings[]
All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | 4:06 |
2. | "Japanese Waitress" | 3:00 |
3. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 4:50 |
4. | "From the Sea" (Performed Live on Rove Live 8 June 2004) | 3:24 |
All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | 4:06 |
2. | "Trying to Sleep" | 2:56 |
3. | Untitled (Create Your Own Ringtone) |
- The CDROM on the Limited Edition Enhanced CD single has the following explanation: "This CD contains software that, for a limited time, enables the consumer to create and buy their very own personalised ringtones, you can choose any part of any track on this CD as your ringtone"
All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | 4:06 |
2. | "Trying to Sleep" | 2:56 |
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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Australia | 13 May 2006 | Warner, Mushroom | CD, Digital download | 5101137632 |
June 2006 | 7" single | 5101137630 | ||
7 September 2006 | CD single (Enhanced, Limited Edition) | 5101138732 |
References[]
- ^ 2007 West Australian Music Industry Award Winners Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails, Red Wine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
External links[]
- Eskimo Joe songs
- 2006 singles
- ARIA Award-winning songs
- Songs critical of religion
- Songs written by Kavyen Temperley
- Songs written by Stuart MacLeod (musician)
- Songs written by Joel Quartermain
- 2006 songs
- Warner Music Australasia singles
- Mushroom Records singles