She's Like a Comet

"She's Like a Comet"
Single by Jebediah
from the album Kosciuszko
Released	2 February 2011 (2011-02-02)
Genre	Indie rock pop
Length	3:42
Label	Dew Process
Songwriter(s)	Chris Daymond Brett Mitchell Kevin Mitchell Vanessa Thornton
Producer(s)	Dave Parkin Jebediah
Jebediah singles chronology
"Lost My Nerve" (2010) "She's Like a Comet" (2011)

"She's Like a Comet" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah, released on 2 February 2011[1] as the second and final single from the band's fifth studio album, Kosciuszko..

At the 2011 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Most Popular Single.[2]

Background

Lead singer and lyricist, Kevin Mitchell, has revealed that the song was written in a very short timespan, with identical chords for both the verses and chorus.[3] In an interview with Hit List TV, Mitchell disclosed that he had only become aware of the unchanging song structure following the recording process.[4]

Chords

Also in the online Hit list TV interview, Mitchell revealed the chord progression as "E, F# minor and A", with the same sequence used for the span of the entire song.[4]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Sydney, and is a homage to both manga and giant monster films. The video features a female superhero who is played by Alycia Debnam-Carey (in contrast to the male from the "Leaving Home" music video), who eventually prevails over a giant monster within a miniature cityscape. The video was directed by Alex Ryan and produced Jiao Chen.[5]

Awards

The song was the "First Prize" winner in the "Rock Category" for the International Songwriting Contest (ISC).[6]

"She's Like A Comet" was nominated for the "Most Played Australian Work" and "Rock Work of the Year" at the 2012 APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) Music Awards.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's Like a Comet"	3:42

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	47

References

1. "She's Like A Comet on your radio". jebediah.net. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. Kelly, Brooke (28 May 2011). "2011 WAMi Award Nominees & Winners". West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMi Awards). West Australian Music Industry Association. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
3. JebediahMusic (3 April 2011). "Jebediah KOSCUISZKO - Track By Track #4: She's Like a Comet". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
4. TheHitListRadio (30 March 2011). "Jebediah on Hit List TV part two". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
5. JebediahMusic (2 February 2011). "JEBEDIAH - "She's Like A Comet"". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
6. Catherine Haridy Management (1 May 2012). "SHE'S LIKE A COMET" - WINS FIRST PRIZE IN THE ISC!". Jebediah. Jebediah. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
7. APRA|AMCOS (2012). "Most Played Australian Work - 2012". APRA|AMCOS. APRA|AMCOS. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
8. "'She's Like a Comet' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 July 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g She's Like a Comet; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah
9. "Jebediah – She's Like a Comet". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 December 2021.