"Hard Act to Follow" is a song by Australian rock band Grinspoon and was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills. It reached No. 24 on the ARIA Singles Chart[1] and was ranked #16 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.

"Hard Act to Follow"
Single by Grinspoon
from the album Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills
Released9 August 2004
Recorded2004
GenrePost-grunge, hard rock
Length3:28
LabelUniversal Records
Songwriter(s)Pat Davern, Phil Jamieson
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Grinspoon singles chronology
"'1000 Miles'"
(2003)
"Hard Act to Follow"
(2004)
"'Better Off Alone'"
(2004)

The song was written by Phil Jamieson and Pat Davern.

The song was performed by Grinspoon at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Track listing

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  1. "Hard Act to Follow" - 3:28
  2. "Nasty" - 3:17
  3. "Find Your Own Way Home" - 2:45
  4. "Hurricane" - 5:13
  5. "Hard Act to Follow" (Video)

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 25

References

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  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Grinspoon". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Grinspoon – HARD ACT TO FOLLOW". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 October 2019.