Scar (song)

"Scar"
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album The Sound of White
Released 2 August 2004
Format CD
Recorded 2004
Genre Acoustic pop
Length 3:48
Label Eleven
Writer(s) Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin
Producer(s) John Porter
Certification Platinum (Australia)
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"Scar"
(2004)
"Ten Days"
(2004)
Music sample
"Scar"

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White. The single is her most successful thus far, entering the ARIA singles chart at #1[1] and going platinum.[2]

Background

The song has been rumored to give a hint to Higgins's bisexuality, although she hasn't openly commented on the song's meaning.[3][4]

Awards

"Scar" won Best Pop Release at the 2004 ARIA Awards and was also nominated for Single of the Year, losing out to Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl". In 2005, the song won two ARIA song writing awards for Song of the Year and Breakthrough Song.

Pop culture

Track listing

  1. "Scar" – 3:33
  2. "Casualty" – 4:12
  3. "Dancing Dirt into the Snow" – 3:21
  4. "The Cactus That Found the Beat" – 2:03

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia ARIA 1
End of Year Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia ARIA[5] 22

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

Preceded by
"Angel Eyes" by Paulini
ARIA (Australia) number one single
8 August 2004
Succeeded by
"When The War Is Over / One Night Without You" by Cosima

References

  1. Australian-charts.com
  2. ARIA singles accreditations 2004
  3. "29 Pop Songs About Bisexuality". advocate.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Missy comes clean about love". NewsComAu. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm
  6. "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  7. "2005 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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