Wired World of Sports II

Wired World of Sports II
Studio album by The Twelfth Man
Released	December 1994
Recorded	Duke Street Recordings, November 1994
Genre	Spoken word, comedy
Length	117:58
Label	EMI Music
Producer	Billy Birmingham, David Froggatt
The Twelfth Man chronology
Still the 12th Man (1992) Wired World of Sports II (1994) Bill Lawry... This is Your Life (1997)

Wired World of Sports II is the fourth album released by Australian comedy ensemble, the Twelfth Man. Released in December 1994, it peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts for three weeks.[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, the album won Best Comedy Release and Highest Selling Album.[2]

Plot

A day in the life of Max Walker, who has to prove during the broadcast of Wired World of Sports that he is fit to rejoin the Channel 9 cricket commentary team. This results in the abduction of Ken Sutcliffe, his rival for the position on the commentary team, and something known as the "Maxophone" (Max blowing his nose to the tune of the Wide World of Sports theme).

Track listing

CD (8320992)

Disc one

1. "The Wake-Up Call?" - 1:56
2. "The Good News" - 6:49
3. "Brekky" - 4:01
4. "The Cab Ride" - 2:34
5. "The Bad News" - 7:37
6. "Has Anyone Seen Ken?" - 4:09
7. "The Show (Part one)" - 27:09

Disc two

1. "The Show (Part two)" - 17:50
2. "The Show (Part three)" - 14:09
3. "The Show (Part four)" - 14:31
4. "The Triumph" - 2:14
5. "The Tragedy" - 1:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994/95)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Australian (ARIA Charts)[5]	8
Australian artist (ARIA Charts)	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1994 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums of 1995 (Australia)
• List of Top 25 albums for 1994 in Australia

References

1. Hung, Steffen. "The 12th Man – Wired World of Sports 2". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
2. "Winners by Year 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
3. "Australiancharts.com – 12TH MAN – WIRED WORLD OF SPORTS 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
4. "Charts.nz – 12TH MAN – WIRED WORLD OF SPORTS 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
5. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
6. "1994 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 21 December 2017.