Military Strongmen

{{Infobox song

| name = Military Strongmen

| cover = Jeb_Military.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jebediah

| album = Slightly Odway

| released = {{start date|1997|10|11|df=y}}

| recorded = 1997

| studio =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 3:27

| label = Murmur

| writer = Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell

| producer = Neill King

| prev_title = Leaving Home

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Teflon

| next_year = 1998

}}

"Military Strongmen" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah. It was released as a single as the second single from the band's debut studio album Slightly Odway on 11 October 1997 as the and peaked at No. 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart{{cite Ryan|page=144}} and was voted in at number 33 in Triple J's Hottest 100 music poll for 1997.{{cite web|title=Hottest 100 1997|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/1997.htm|work=Triple j|publisher=ABC|accessdate=29 August 2012|author=triple j|year=2012}}

The single release was slightly different from the album version as it was remixed with heavier guitars. The song was mixed by American audio engineer, Chris Lord-Alge.{{cite web|title=Jebediah – Military Strongman|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jebediah-Military-Strongman/release/370704|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=29 August 2012|author=Discogs|year=2012}} The cover image is of the 1915 art deco style Astor Cinema on the intersection of Beaufort and Walcott Streets in Mount Lawley, Western Australia.

Music video

The music video was filmed at the Astor Cinema in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. The video featured the band playing in front of the cinema's screen while dressed in costumes.{{cite web|title='Military Strongmen' Jebediah|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxbetRRd00|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|accessdate=1 September 2012|author=MAX452AU|date=21 January 2007}} In a documentary, Jebediaries (2000), the band's then-manager, Heath Bradby, stated that "Military Strongmen" is his favourite music video.{{cite web | title = Jebediaries / Jebediah. [videorecording] | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11853973?selectedversion=NBD27658239 | publisher = Sony Music Video Enterprises. National Library of Australia | accessdate = 30 January 2015 | author = Jebediah | author-link = Jebediah | year = 2000 }}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton,{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title='Military Strongmen' at APRA search engine |url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch#axd?q=Military%2Strongmen |accessdate=30 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020448/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |archivedate=17 November 2015 }} Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Military Strongmen; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah

| title1 = Military Strongmen

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Weekend Away

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = Slightly Odway

| length3 = 2:56

| title4 = Slow Down

| length4 = 4:23

}}