Clunk (EP)

Clunk
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EP by Frente!
Released 16 March 1992 (1992-03-16)
Recorded 1991–92
Studio Platinum, Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock
Length 10:51
Label White/Mushroom
Producer Daniel Denholm
Frente! chronology
Whirled
(1991)		 Clunk
(1992)		 Marvin the Album
(1992)

Clunk is the five-track, second extended play by Australian alternative rock group Frente!. It was released in March 1992 via the White Records imprint of Mushroom Records with Daniel Denholm producing. It peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] Its lead track, "Ordinary Angels", won Breakthrough Artist - Single at ARIA Music Awards of 1993.[2] That track also appeared on their debut album, Marvin the Album, in November and was released as a single in Europe and North America in 1993.

Track listing

All tracks written by Simon Austin,[3] unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Ordinary Angels" (Austin, Angie Hart)2:37
2."Book Song"2:39
3."Seamless" (Mark Picton)2:59
4."Paper, Bullets and Walls"2:02
5."Nadi" (Hart)0:34

Catalogue number White D11125 (Warner) [au] / EAN 9399601112528

Personnel

Frente!
  • Simon Austin – lead guitar, vocals
  • Angie Hart – lead vocals, cover art concept
  • Tim O'Connor – bass guitar
  • Mark Picton – drums, recorder
Production work
  • Producer – Daniel Denholm, recorded at Platinum Studios, Melbourne
  • Engineer – Rob Rowlands
Art work
  • Art design – Louise Beach
  • Photography – [band shot]: Sam Karanikos, [front cover pattern shot]: Louise Beach

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[4] 3
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
ARIA Singles Chart[6] 20

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Frente! – Clunk (EP)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "'Ordinary Angels' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 31 August 2018. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Frente! – Clunk". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – Frente! – Clunkaccessdate=12 April 2016". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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