Hispanopedia Wiki"Get Set" is a song by Australian band Taxiride, written by founding member and co-lead vocalist Tim Wild.[1] The song was recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, and produced by Jack Joseph Puig. Released in May 1999 as the band's debut single, it peaked within the top 10 in Australia and also reached number 41 in New Zealand. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the song was nominated for two awards: 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' and 'Best Pop Release', winning the former.[2]
"Get Set" was used in the soundtrack of the 1999 film Election. In the film, the character Tammy is in her room listening to the song. A music video was also released, based on the film; it featured several scenes from the film, along with Taxiride playing in a studio. In 2002, this song was used for TV advertisement for Village Cinemas in Australia. In 2022 the song was used in an advertisement to visit Melbourne. [3]
Track listing
Australian CD single[4]
- "Get Set" – 3:14
- "Voodoo Doll Sin" – 3:36
- "Splash" – 3:20
Charts
References
- ^"Taxiride ft. TTSAR". Taxiride. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^"ARIA Awards by year 1999". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^"Sync Watch: Visit Victoria soundtracks Taxiride's 'Get Set'". 14 March 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^Get Set (Australian CD single liner notes). WEA Records. 1999. 3984277212.
- ^ " Taxiride - Prepárate ". ARIA Top 50 solteros .
- ^ " Taxiride - Prepárate ". Los 40 mejores solteros .
- ^ "Los 100 sencillos más vendidos de ARIA en 1999" . ARIA . Consultado el 23 de enero de 2021 .
- 1999 singles
- 1999 songs
- ARIA Award-winning songs
- Music videos directed by Liz Friedlander
- Taxiride songs
- Song recordings produced by Jack Joseph Puig
- Warner Records singles