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{{Infobox Single
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| Name = Leaving Home
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{{Infobox song
| Cover = Jeb_Leaving_Home.jpg
| Artist = [[Jebediah]]
| name = Leaving Home
| from Album = [[Slightly Odway]]
| cover = Jeb_Leaving_Home.jpg
| B-side =
| alt =
| Released = [[June 27]] 1997
| type = single
| Format =
| artist = [[Jebediah]]
| Recorded = April 1997
| album = [[Slightly Odway]]
| released = 27 June 1997
| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]]
| Length = 10:22
| recorded = April 1997
| studio =
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| Label = [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]
| Writer =
| venue =
| Producer = Neill King
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Engineer =
| length = 2:59
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| label = [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]
| Last single = '''''[[Jerks Of Attention (Jebediah)|Jerks Of Attention]]''''' <br /> 1996
| writer = Chris Daymond, [[Kevin Mitchell (musician)|Kevin Mitchell]], Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell
| This single = '''''Leaving Home''''' </br> 1997
| producer = Neill King
| Next single = '''''[[Military Strongmen (Jebediah)|Military Strongmen]]''''' </br> 1997
| prev_title = [[Jerks of Attention]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Military Strongmen]]
| next_year = 1997
}}
}}
"'''Leaving Home'''" is the first single released from [[Jebediah]]'s debut album ''[[Slightly Odway]]''. It was released 27 June 1997, it reached number 48 in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was rated number 10 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100]] music poll for 1997.


"'''Leaving Home'''" is a song by Australian [[alternative rock]] band [[Jebediah]], released in April 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album, ''[[Slightly Odway]]''. It was written by band members Chris Daymond, [[Kevin Mitchell (musician)|Kevin Mitchell]], Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell. It peaked at number&nbsp;48 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] and reached number&nbsp;10 in the [[Triple J Hottest 100, 1997|Triple J Hottest 100 music poll for 1997]].
It was later released as a limited edition vinyl, with only 250 made for Perth release.

==Background==
In an interview with broadcaster [[Jane Gazzo]], Kevin Mitchell explained that 'Leaving Home' was written during a rehearsal session in Melbourne when the band was about to record their "[[Jerks of Attention]]" single with producer Lyndsay Gravina.
"Because we got bored, we started jamming other stuff. I had a chord progression and a little bit of a melody which was fresh in my mind and I just started playing it. I know we came up with an unashamedly Weezerish middle eight for the song. I wrote the lyrics in my bedroom in Perth."<ref>{{cite book | title = Sound as Ever - The Greatest Decade in Australian Music 1990-1999| first=Jane |last=Gazzo| page = 52| year = 2022| publisher = Melbourne Books}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Australian musicologist [[Ian McFarlane]] described "[[Jerks of Attention]]" and "Leaving Home" as "two cracking singles".<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite book | title = Encyclopedia entry for 'Jebediah' | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1049 | work = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archivedate = 3 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 | first = Ian | last = McFarlane | author-link = Ian McFarlane | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803121202/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1049 | year = 1999 | access-date = 25 January 2015 }}</ref> [[Double J (radio station)|Double J]] named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "When the drums come thumping in at the start and that gloriously thick guitar sound in the chorus… not to mention Kevin Mitchell's lazy Australian drawl. Leaving home never sounded so good"<ref>{{cite web|author=Gab Burke|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/the-50-best-australian-songs-of-the-90s/10267974|title=The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s|website=[[Double J (radio station)|Double J]]}}</ref>

Jonathan Lewis of [[AllMusic]] reviewed ''Slightly Odway'', and he wrote: "Opening with the song that really launched their career, 'Leaving Home', the band sets the scene for what is to come. Loud guitars, cartoonishly simple lyrics, and a chorus that would send even the tamest of mosh-pits into a frenzy. And all of it topped by Kevin Mitchell's bizarre singing style – a mess of twisted vowels and the same sort of pronunciation that had [[James Reyne]]'s fans reaching for their lyric sheets in confusion."<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/slightly-odway-mw0000369068 | title = ''Slightly Odway'' – Jebediah &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | last = Lewis | first = Jonathan | access-date = 25 January 2015 }}</ref>

==Music video==
The [[music video]] featured the band playing on the front lawn of a suburban home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leaving Home Jebediah|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAiGf-fku0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723201940/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAiGf-fku0 |archive-date=2013-07-23 |url-status=dead|via=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=28 August 2012|author=MAX452AU|date=21 January 2007}}</ref>

==Limited-edition vinyl release==
It was later released as a limited-edition [[Gramophone record|vinyl]], with only 250 made for a [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Australia, release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Store : Music|url=http://www.jebediahshop.net/music/detail.aspx?pid=100613|work=Jebediah|publisher=UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD|access-date=28 August 2012|author=Catherine Haridy Management|year=2012}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"Leaving Home" - 2:59
| all_writing = Chris Daymond, [[Kevin Mitchell (musician)|Kevin Mitchell]], Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell<ref name="APRA Leaving">{{cite web|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |title='Leaving Home' at APRA search engine |url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Leaving%20Home |access-date=25 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |archivedate=17 November 2015 }} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Leaving Home; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah</ref>
#"Monument" - 4:08
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| title1 = Leaving Home
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#"Thought About It" (Live Demo) - 3:15
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Monument
| length2 = 4:08
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| title3 = Thought About It (Live Demo)
| length3 = 3:15
}}


== Charts ==
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!Chart (1997)
!Peak<br>position
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{{single chart|Australia|48|artist=Jebediah|song=Leaving Home|access-date=26 December 2021}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:58, 17 October 2024

"Leaving Home"
Single by Jebediah
from the album Slightly Odway
Released27 June 1997
RecordedApril 1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:59
LabelMurmur
Songwriter(s)Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell
Producer(s)Neill King
Jebediah singles chronology
"Jerks of Attention"
(1996) 		"Leaving Home"
(1997) 		"Military Strongmen"
(1997)

"Leaving Home" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah, released in April 1997 as the lead single from their debut studio album, Slightly Odway. It was written by band members Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell. It peaked at number 48 on the ARIA Singles Chart and reached number 10 in the Triple J Hottest 100 music poll for 1997.

Background

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In an interview with broadcaster Jane Gazzo, Kevin Mitchell explained that 'Leaving Home' was written during a rehearsal session in Melbourne when the band was about to record their "Jerks of Attention" single with producer Lyndsay Gravina. "Because we got bored, we started jamming other stuff. I had a chord progression and a little bit of a melody which was fresh in my mind and I just started playing it. I know we came up with an unashamedly Weezerish middle eight for the song. I wrote the lyrics in my bedroom in Perth."[1]

Reception

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Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described "Jerks of Attention" and "Leaving Home" as "two cracking singles".[2] Double J named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "When the drums come thumping in at the start and that gloriously thick guitar sound in the chorus… not to mention Kevin Mitchell's lazy Australian drawl. Leaving home never sounded so good"[3]

Jonathan Lewis of AllMusic reviewed Slightly Odway, and he wrote: "Opening with the song that really launched their career, 'Leaving Home', the band sets the scene for what is to come. Loud guitars, cartoonishly simple lyrics, and a chorus that would send even the tamest of mosh-pits into a frenzy. And all of it topped by Kevin Mitchell's bizarre singing style – a mess of twisted vowels and the same sort of pronunciation that had James Reyne's fans reaching for their lyric sheets in confusion."[4]

Music video

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The music video featured the band playing on the front lawn of a suburban home.[5]

Limited-edition vinyl release

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It was later released as a limited-edition vinyl, with only 250 made for a Perth, Australia, release.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton and Brett Mitchell[7]

No.TitleLength
1."Leaving Home"2:59
2."Monument"4:08
3."Thought About It (Live Demo)"3:15

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 48

References

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  1. ^ Gazzo, Jane (2022). Sound as Ever - The Greatest Decade in Australian Music 1990-1999. Melbourne Books. p. 52.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia entry for 'Jebediah'. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Gab Burke. "The 50 best Australian songs of the 90s". Double J.
  4. ^ Lewis, Jonathan. "Slightly Odway – Jebediah | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ MAX452AU (21 January 2007). "Leaving Home Jebediah". Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Catherine Haridy Management (2012). "Store : Music". Jebediah. UNIVERSAL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Retrieved 28 August 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "'Leaving Home' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Leaving Home; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah
  8. ^ "Jebediah – Leaving Home". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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