Not Pretty Enough

"Not Pretty Enough" is a country song written by Kasey Chambers, produced by Nash Chambers for Chambers's second album Barricades & Brickwalls. It was released as the album's third single in the start of 2002 (see 2002 in music) in Australia as a CD single. It was a No. 1 hit in Australia the same year.

"Not Pretty Enough"
Single by Kasey Chambers
from the album Barricades & Brickwalls
B-side
  • "These Days"
  • "Tear Stained Eyes"
  • "Too Long in the Wasteland"
Released14 January 2002 (Australia)
Recorded2001
GenreCountry pop
Length3:20
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kasey Chambers
Producer(s)Nash Chambers
Kasey Chambers singles chronology
"On a Bad Day"
(2001)		 "Not Pretty Enough"
(2002)		 "Million Tears"
(2002)

The song was written by Chambers as a commentary on the reluctance of commercial radio stations towards playing her music, despite her being an established performer.[1] However, the single prompted Chambers' commercial breakthrough, and was the song most added to radio station playlists in 2002.[1]

In 2017, the song was selected for the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection of historically and culturally important recordings.[2]

In 2002, the song was used in the original un-aired pilot for Birds of Prey (TV series). It was replaced by the Oasis song "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" in the re-worked pilot that eventually aired.

In 2010, the song was used in the Australian horror film The Loved Ones to ironic effect as the sweet-sounding song is juxtaposed against the brutal, gore-filled violence. The song relates to the film's lead character, an unpopular girl who wonders why boys do not like her and subsequently takes out her revenge on the object of her affection.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Not Pretty Enough (written by Kasey Chambers)"03:23
2."These Days (written by Powderfinger)"05:16
3."Tear Stained Eyes (written by Jay Farrar)"04:08
4."Too Long in the Wasteland (written by James McMurtry)"04:44

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[4] 4

Year-end charts
(2002) Position
ARIA Singles Chart[5] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 41

Decade-end charts
Chart (2000–2009) Position
Australia Singles (ARIA) [7] 85
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[7] 14

References
  1. Griffin-Foley, Bridget (2006). "Radio". In Turner, G.; Cunningham, S. (eds.). The Media and Communications. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 145.
  2. Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. "Australian chart position". australian-charts. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  4. "New Zealand chart position". charts.org. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  5. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm
  6. "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. "2009 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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