Good Excuse
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{{Infobox song
| name = Good Excuse
| cover = Good Excuse.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The John Butler Trio
| album = Grand National
| A-side = Good Excuse
| released = {{start date|2007|03}}
| recorded = 2004
Sing Sing Studios
Melbourne, Australia
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock, roots rock, funk
| length = 3:26
| label = Jarrah — AUS
Atlantic — US
| writer = John Butler
| producer = John Butler
Mario Caldato Jr.
| prev_title = Funky Tonight
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Better Than
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Good Excuse" is a promotional-only release by the Australian jam band, The John Butler Trio, from their fourth studio album Grand National.
"Good Excuse" was released in March 2007 in Australia by Jarrah Records and in the United States by Atlantic Records.
Butler describes the song as a "wake-up call to our self-obsessed consumerist society".{{Cite web | url = http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/john-butler-trio/3190853 | title = John Butler Trio Biography | publisher = ArtistDirect | accessdate = 19 February 2014}}{{Cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/grand-designs/story-e6frf9hf-1111113202175 | title = Grand designs | publisher = Sydney Morning Herald | date = 22 March 2007 | accessdate = 19 February 2014}}
Awards
"Good Excuse" won 'Blues & Roots Work of the Year' at the 2008 Australasian Performing Right Association Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2008Winners.aspx |title=APRA/AMCOS: 2008 Winners |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association |accessdate=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401031935/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2008Winners.aspx |archivedate=1 April 2014 }}
Video
The video for the song was directed by James Hackett and Jean Camden (Hackett Films) and features a combination of 2D and 3D animation together with live action.{{Cite web | url = http://hackettfilms.com/work/john-butler-trio-good-excuse/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140219034139/http://hackettfilms.com/work/john-butler-trio-good-excuse/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 19 February 2014 | title = John Butler Trio - Good Excuse | publisher = Hackett Films | accessdate = 19 February 2014 }} The video was nominated 'Most Popular Music Video' at the 2008 West Australian Music Industry Awards.
Track listing
Written by John Butler{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="Good Excuse" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Good%20Excuse |accessdate=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227074139/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Good%20Excuse |archivedate=27 February 2014 }}
{{track listing
| total_length = 3:26
| title1 = Good Excuse
| length1 = 3:26
}}
Personnel
= John Butler Trio =
- John Butler — vocals, acoustic/amplified 6 string guitar, harmonica
- Shannon Birchall — double bass, backing vocals
- Michael Barker — drums, congas, shaker, tambourine, cow bells, vibraslap, backing vocals
= Additional musicians =
- Michael Caruana — piano, B3 Hammond
= Production credits =
- John Butler — producer
- Mario Caldato Jr. — producer, engineer, mixing
- Shannon Birchall — co-producer
- Michael Barker — co-producer
- Jarrad Hearman — assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman — mastering
- Tom Walker — artwork
References
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External links
- [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1y1eh_the-john-butler-trio-good-excuse_music Video clip for "Good Excuse"]
{{The John Butler Trio}}
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Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:John Butler Trio songs