Plastic Skies

Plastic Skies is the fifth studio album by Australian punk rock band, Bodyjar.[1] It was released on EMI on 10 June 2002,[2] peaking at No. 37 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3] Three singles appeared from the album, "Is It a Lie" (May 2002), "One in a Million" (August) and "Too Drunk to Drive" (January 2003).

Plastic Skies
Studio album by
Released10 June 2002
StudioSing Sing Studios, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
GenrePop punk, punk rock
Length34:47
LabelEMI
ProducerKalju Tonuma
Bodyjar chronology
How It Works
(2000)
Plastic Skies
(2002)
Jarchives: 10 Years of Bodyjar
(2003)
Singles from Plastic Skies
  1. "Is It A Lie"
    Released: 15 May 2002
  2. "One in a Million"
    Released: 19 August 2002
  3. "Too Drunk to Drive"
    Released: 20 January 2003

In Australia an extended version of the album was issued with a bonus 3-inch CD of live material from the band's Warped Tour. The Japanese release of Plastic Skies had three bonus tracks including, "TV", unreleased in Australia at the time; it was later a B-side on "Too Drunk to Drive". In August 2005 EMI released Plastic Skies as a double album compilation with How It Works (2000). Each was packaged in jewel cases with full original artwork—both discs were silver and held together in a card slipcase.

Track listing

  1. "Is It a Lie" – 2:32
  2. "One in a Million" – 2:56
  3. "Not from Where I Stand" – 2:56
  4. "So Negative" – 2:56
  5. "Make a Difference" – 2:48
  6. "Too Drunk to Drive" – 3:38
  7. "Underwater" – 2:51
  8. "Emmaline" – 2:34
  9. "Don't Trust Anyone" – 3:10
  10. "Feel Better" – 2:51
  11. "Tortured Life" – 2:30
  12. "Dry Gin" – 2:59
  13. "Clones" – 3:04 *
  14. "Everyone Else" *
  15. "TV" *

* Only on Japanese release

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 37

Release history

Name Region Label Date Catalogue
Plastic Skies Australia EMI 10 June 2002 5397912
Plastic Skies (with Warped Tour 3" CD and sticker) Australia EMI 10 June 2002 5404880
Plastic Skies Japan JVC 29 July 2002 VICP-61937
How It Works/Plastic Skies Australia EMI 1 August 2005 3350132

References

  1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Bodyjar | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Note: user may have to click on tabs, e.g. "Discography", to access further information.
  2. Heisel, Scott (13 May 2002). "Brand new Bodyjar". Punknews.org. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Bodyjar". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Bodyjar – Plastic Skies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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