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"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 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.

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. In an interview with Hit List TV, Mitchell disclosed that he had only become aware of the unchanging song structure following the recording process.

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.

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.

Awards

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

"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.

Track listing

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

Charts

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.

• Jebediah songs
• 2011 singles
• 2011 songs
• Dew Process singles
• Songs written by Kevin Mitchell (musician)