Military Strongmen

"Military Strongmen"
Single by Jebediah
from the album Slightly Odway
Released	11 October 1997 (1997-10-11)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:27
Label	Murmur
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.

Music video

The music video was filmed at the Astor Cinema in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. The video featured the band playing in front of the cinema's screen while dressed in costumes.[4] In a documentary, Jebediaries (2000), the band's then-manager, Heath Bradby, stated that "Military Strongmen" is his favourite music video.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton,[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Military Strongmen"	3:27
2.	"Weekend Away"	4:36
3.	"Slightly Odway"	2:56
4.	"Slow Down"	4:23

Credits

Jebediah members

• Chris Daymond – guitar
• Brett Mitchell – drums
• Kevin Mitchell – vocals
• Vanessa Thornton – bass guitar

Recording details

• Chris Lord-Alge – mixer
• Ben Steele – photography, layout, design
• Neill King – producer
• Laurie Singara – recording ("Weekend Away", "Slightly Odway", "Slow Down")

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	65

References

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.
4. MAX452AU (21 January 2007). "'Military Strongmen' Jebediah". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
5. Jebediah (2000). "Jebediaries / Jebediah. [videorecording]". Sony Music Video Enterprises. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
6. "'Military Strongmen' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Military Strongmen; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah