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2007 single by Kisschasy
"Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night"
Single by Kisschasy
from the album Hymns for the Nonbeliever
Released2 June 2007
Recorded2006
Studio
Length3:05
Label
Composer(s)Kisschasy
Lyricist(s)Darren Cordeux
Producer(s)Chris Sheldon
Kisschasy singles chronology
"The Shake"
(2006) 		"Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night"
(2007) 		"Spray on Pants"
(2007)

"Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" is the first single from Kisschasy's second studio album Hymns for the Nonbeliever. The song was released via digital download and single CD in 2007. Kisschasy songwriter Darren Cordeux said in press release track notes, "It is a song about being happy with who you are and not letting other people's opinions of who you are or what you do affect you. At the end of the day what people think doesn't mean anything at all. People thought the world was flat once."

Music video

The video portrays a date between fictionalized versions of United States President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard tagging along. The three are played by actors with large cutout masks.

Bush, portrayed as a frat boy, picks up Blair (shown as a female in a pink dress) and her little brother Howard and takes them first to a diner (where Bush and Blair share a milkshake while Howard stuffs his face with ice cream), then to the Saint Kilda foreshore, a fairground, and finally a drive-in movie, drag racing North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il along the way.

After the movie (Gulf War II – This Time It's Pathetic), they proceed to queue outside a nightclub. Bush spots Dick Cheney at the head of the queue and abandons Blair and Howard to join him, leaving them to walk home alone. Inside, Kisschasy are playing. Bush disrupts their performance by jumping up on stage and dancing. He then attempts a stage dive, but no one catches him.

Members of the band appear in various roles throughout the video. Guitarist and creator of the video Sean Thomas said it has nothing to do with the actual song. "I just wanted to make my own South Park," he said in an interview. Commercial TV networks have largely played an alternative video clip for the song on their music television programmes, filmed at Western Sydney International Dragway, during a drag racing meeting.

"Berlin Chair" cover

The cover of "Berlin Chair" was suggested by Sean as it is one of his favourite songs. You Am I drummer Rusty Hopkinson said in an interview on the You Am I forum: "I think that 'Berlin Chair' was the first emu song -- Australian emo. We should get Kisschasy to cover it."

Track listings

iTunes single

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:05

CD single and iTunes EP

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:05
  2. "Berlin Chair" – 2:36
  3. "Blubber Boy" – 2:27

Limited edition singles

CD A

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:06
  2. "Berlin Chair" – 2:37

CD B

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:06
  2. "Under the Town" – 1:18

CD D

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:06
  2. "Blubber Boy" – 2:28

CD E

  1. "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" – 3:06
  2. "Less Than a Feeling" – 3:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 10

Year end charts

Chart (2007) Position
Australian (ARIA) 67

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night (Australian CD single liner notes). Kisschasy. Below Par Records, Eleven: A Music Company, Virgin Records. 2007. PAR116.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Myspace TV Watch "Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night" on MySpaceTV
  3. Public Forum You Am I.net Retrieved: 28 January 2008
  4. "Kisschasy – Opinions Won't Keep You Warm at Night". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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