Scar (song)

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This article is about the Missy Higgins song. For other songs, see Scar (disambiguation).

"Scar"
ScarEP.jpg
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album The Sound of White
Released2 August 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:36
LabelEleven, Reprise (US)
Composer(s)Missy Higgins, Kevin Griffin
Lyricist(s)Missy Higgins
Producer(s)John Porter
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"Scar"
(2004) 		"Ten Days"
(2004)

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven: A Music Company, it was released as the first single from Higgins' debut album, The Sound of White (2004). The single is her most successful thus far, entering the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number one and going platinum. It also charted in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 20 in January 2005. The song was mixed by 12-time Grammy winner Jay Newland.

Background[]

The song has been rumored to give a hint to Higgins's bisexuality, although she hasn't openly commented on the song's meaning.[1][2]

Awards and nominations[]

Awards[]

  • 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Pop Release
  • 2005 APRA Awards, Song of the Year[3]
  • 2005 APRA Awards, Breakthrough Award[4]

Nominations[]

  • 2004 ARIA Awards, Single of the Year
  • 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Female Artist
  • 2004 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist — Single
  • 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Video

Track listing[]

Australian CD single[5][6]

  1. "Scar" – 3:34
  2. "Casualty" – 4:12
  3. "Dancing Dirt into the Snow" – 3:26
  4. "The Cactus That Found the Beat" – 2:02

Credits and personnel[]

Credits are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes.[5]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 2 August 2004 (2004-08-02) CD Eleven [10]
United States 6 June 2005 (2005-06-06) Triple A radio Reprise [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "29 Pop Songs About Bisexuality". advocate.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Missy comes clean about love". NewsComAu. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Scar (Australian CD EP liner notes). Missy Higgins. Eleven: A Music Company. 2004. ELEVENCD26.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Missy Higgins – Scar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Missy Higgins – Scar". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 02/08/2004" (PDF). ARIA. 2 August 2004. p. 28. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1609. 3 June 2005. p. 19. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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