Reflector (Killing Heidi album)

Reflector is the debut album by Australian band Killing Heidi, released in 2000 by Roadshow Music. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Rock Album.

Reflector
Studio album by
Released10 March 2000
27 November 2000 (bonus disc)[1]
RecordedJune − September 1999
GenreRock
Length42:22
LabelWah-Wah, Roadshow, 3:33
ProducerPaul Kosky
Killing Heidi chronology
Reflector
(2000)
Present
(2002)
Singles from Reflector
  1. "Weir"
    Released: 10 May 1999[2]
  2. "Mascara"
    Released: 11 October 1999[2]
  3. "Live Without It"
    Released: 3 April 2000[2]
  4. "Superman/Supergirl"
    Released: 18 September 2000[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Album information

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The album was an enormous success, propelling the band to prominence and eventually spending seven weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA charts. It eventually went 5× Platinum in Australia (selling over 350,000 copies) and won the ARIA Award for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000.[citation needed]

Upon its release in early 2000, Reflector became the fastest-selling album in Australian music history. Reflector spawned four hit singles: "Weir" (which peaked at No. 6 on the national charts in 1999), "Mascara" (the band's first No. 1 single), "Live Without It" (No. 5), and "Superman Supergirl" (No. 57)[citation needed]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jesse and Ella Hooper.

No.TitleLength
1."Mascara"4:50
2."Weir"4:04
3."Superman/Supergirl"3:35
4."Astral Boy"3:08
5."Leave Me Alone"3:28
6."You Don't Know"3:02
7."A Jar Labelled Small"4:25
8."Class Celebrities"2:42
9."Live Without It"3:11
10."Real People"3:15
11."Jon's Song"4:19
12."Black Sheep"2:18
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Kettle" 
3."Real People" 
4."Live Without It" 
5."You Don't Know" 
6."Weir" 
7."Mascara" 
8."Superstar" 
9."A Jar Labelled Small" 
10."Talkback Interview" 
11."Superman/Supergirl (four-piece acoustic live version for Triple M)" 
CD-ROM features
No.TitleLength
1."Weir (USA music video)" 
2."Superman/Supergirl (music video)" 
3."Interview and information with Courteney Cox" 

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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  • 2000 ARIA Awards, Album of the Year for Reflector
  • 2000 ARIA Awards, Best Group for Reflector
  • 2000 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist – Album for Reflector
  • 2000 ARIA Awards, Best Rock Album for Reflector

Nominations

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 19

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 4× Platinum 280,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ KILLING HEIDI / REFLECTOR: BONUS DISC - Sanity.com.au - More Movies - More Music
  2. ^ a b c d "Discography". killingheidi.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 April 2001. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ KILLING HEIDI-REFLECTOR-2 CD EDITION (BONUS LIVE DISC) - eBay (item 170243315750 end time Aug-03-08 02:12:29 PDT)
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Killing Heidi – Reflector". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Killing Heidi – Reflector". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.