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Song

"Frontier Psychiatrist" is a song by Australian

turntablist
Dexter Fabay.

The song was well received by music critics, who praised its production and viewed its use of samples as creative and skillful. "Frontier Psychiatrist" appeared in several publications' lists of the year's best singles and won the group an ARIA Music Award in the category Breakthrough Artist – Single. Its music video, directed by Kuntz and Maguire, depicts various characters re-enacting the song's individual elements and attained several award nominations. "Frontier Psychiatrist" was The Avalanches' first single to attain commercial success, peaking at numbers forty-nine and eighteen on the music charts of Australia and the United Kingdom respectively.

Background and composition

"Frontier Psychiatrist" was composed late into the production of Since I Left You, and group member Robbie Chater has said that the song was the result of "us just fucking around."

turntablist Dexter Fabay composed "Frontier Psychiatrist" with Chater and Seltmann and performs scratching on the song.[1][3]

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sample-based.[5][6] The song opens with dialogue from the film Polyester and features elements of the composition "My Way of Life".[7][8] "Frontier Psychiatrist" also features several vocal samples from Canadian duo Wayne and Shuster's comedy sketch of the same name, including the vocal refrain "That boy needs therapy!"[9] The song also features an underlying Western theme, affirmed by its use of sound effects of gunshots, neighing horses, and Native American dialogue.[5]

Release

Commercial performance

"Frontier Psychiatrist" was the group's first entry on a national record chart, entering the Australian national singles chart at its peak position of forty-nine on the issue dated 15 October 2000.[10] It fared better in the United Kingdom, where it debuted and peaked at number 18 on the issue dated 21 July 2000,[11] spending a total of ten weeks on the chart.[12]

Critical reception

Music video

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Since I Left You" adapted from CD single and Since I Left You album liner notes.[8][13]

Recording
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[11]
18

References

  1. ^
    Pitchfork Media. Archived
    from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ Pytlik, Mark (November 2002). "The Avalanches: The Avalanches Darren Seltmann & Robbie Chater". Sound on Sound. Cambridge. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2009.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ McKinnon, Luke (6 May 2010). "DJ Dexter – interview". The Vine. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ Brunner, Rob (30 May 2002). "A Sample Plan". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Murphy, Stephen. "The Avalanches – A review of the album 'Since I Left You'". CLUAS. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ Dimery 2010, p. 793.
  7. ^ "Playlist For 3/25/2013 8:00 AM". KEXP-FM. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. ^ a b Since I Left You (album). Modular Recordings. 2000. MODCD009. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Dr. Tex Rorschach, Frontier Psychiatrist (MP3)". WFMU. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  10. ^ a b "The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  12. ^ Zyweitz, Tobias. "Chart Watch – 2001 Booklet" (PDF). Zobbel.de. Tobias Zyweitz. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Single notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Bibliography

Category:2000 singles Category:The Avalanches songs Category:Songs with music by Bert Kaempfert Category:Songs written by Carl Sigman