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"Sweet Disorder"
Song by Strawpeople
from the album Broadcast
B-side
  • "Wings of Desire"
  • "Re-Surface"
Released1995
StudioWireless, Auckland
Length
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Mark Tierney
  • Paul Casserly
  • Anthony Ioasa
Strawpeople singles chronology
"Crying"
(1994)
"Sweet Disorder"
(1995)
"Taller Than God"
(1996)

"Sweet Disorder" is a song by the New Zealand band Strawpeople, released in 1995 through Epic Records as the final single from their third album Broadcast. Featuring singer Leza Corban, it was written by Strawpeople members Mark Tierney and Paul Casserly alongside record producer Anthony Ioasa.[1]

The song, recorded at Auckland's Wireless Studios, contains a sample of Richard Nixon's telephone call to the Apollo 11 astronauts.[1][2] It was reasonably successful in New Zealand, reaching No. 27 in the country's singles charts, and was awarded the Silver Scroll Award at the 1995 New Zealand Music Awards. "Sweet Disorder" was also nominated for Single of the Year, but lost to OMC's "How Bizarre."[3]

A music video was filmed for the song featuring Corban singing in the streets of Hong Kong.[2] The version of Sweet Disorder featured in the video is around thirty seconds shorter than the album version.[2][4]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of the cassette single.[1]

  • Mark Tierney – production, songwriting
  • Paul Casserly – production, songwriting
  • Anthony Ioasa – songwriting
  • Leza Corban – vocals
  • Greg Johnson – trumpet
  • Steve Harrop – double bass
  • Don Bartley - mastering
  • Wayne Conway - design

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 27

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sweet Disorder (cassette single liner notes). Strawpeople. New Zealand: Epic Records. 1995. 660955.8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 9 November 2021 at Discogs.
  2. ^ a b c "Sweet Disorder". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Award History Database". Aotearoa Music Awards. (search for 'Sweet Disorder'). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ Broadcast (CD album liner notes). Strawpeople. New Zealand: Epic Records. 1994. 477675.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved 9 November 2021 at Discogs.
  5. ^ "Strawpeople – Sweet Disorder". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 November 2021.