I Hate the Music
{{about|the song|the 2009 compilation album by John Paul Young|I Hate the Music (album)|}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = I Hate the Music
| cover = I_hate_the_Music_by_John_Paul_Young.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = John Paul Young
| album = J.P.Y.
| released = {{Start date|1976|3||df=y}}
| recorded = 1975
| studio = Albert
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length =
| writer = Harry Vanda, George Young
| producer = Harry Vanda, George Young
| prev_title = The Love Game
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Keep On Smilin'
| next_year = 1976
}}
"I Hate the Music" is a pop song written by George Young and Harry Vanda and recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from the singer's second studio album, J.P.Y. (1976). It peaked at number 2 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, remaining on the chart for 20 weeks. It was certified gold in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.milesago.com/artists/jpy.htm|title=MILESAGO: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964-1975|website=Miles Ago|accessdate=6 February 2018}} It reached number 1 on the South African singles chart.
In 1998, the song was covered by Ratcat and John Paul Young for the Occasional Coarse Language soundtrack.
Background
The song was inspired by a conversation with George Young and Harry Vanda in the Boomerang House elevator after a day in the studio. The conversation involved George's general frustration with a song that he couldn't get to sound right. The song originally had a banjo introduction but was changed to a piano.{{cite book|title=Vanda and Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory|author=John Tait |publisher=UNSW Press|date=2012|page=155|isbn=9781742240107}}
Reception
Cash Box magazine said "The song is about a man who 'hates the music' because it reminds him of an old love. The melody is fresh and attractive. The chorus is a hook."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-05-15.pdf|title=Single Reviews |magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=16|date=15 May 1976|access-date=21 November 2021}}
Track listing
7" (AP 11037) (Ariola – 17 220)
- Side A "I Hate the Music" – 3:25
- Side B "My Name is Jack" – 3:25
Charts
=Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1976–77)
!Peak |
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| scope="row"| Australian (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=346}}
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| South Africa {{cite web|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(Y).html|title=South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969–1989 Acts (Y)|work=South Africa's Rock Lists|publisher=South African Rock Encyclopedia|accessdate=14 August 2009}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| scope="row" {{singlechart|Sweden|18|artist=John Paul Young|song=I Hate the Music|refname=|accessdate=15 February 2016}} |
=Year-end charts=
Certifications
References
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Category:John Paul Young songs
Category:Songs written by Harry Vanda
Category:Songs written by George Young (rock musician)
Category:Song recordings produced by Harry Vanda
Category:Song recordings produced by George Young (rock musician)