Wasabi (Lee Harding song)

"Wasabi"
Single by Lee Harding
from the album What's Wrong with This Picture?
A-side"Eye of the Tiger"[1]
Released12 December 2005 (2005-12-12)[2]
Recorded2005
Length5:43
LabelSony BMG
Songwriters
  • Adrian Hannan
  • Barbara Hannan
  • Emma Graham
  • Tommy Rando
ProducerAdrian Hannan
Lee Harding singles chronology
"Wasabi" / "Eye of the Tiger"
(2005)
"Anything for You"
(2006)

"Wasabi" is a song written by Adrian Hannan, Barbara Hannan, Emma Graham and Tommy Rando, produced by Adrian Hannan for Australian singer Lee Harding's debut album, What's Wrong with This Picture? (2006). Harding was a contestant on season three of Australian Idol (July–November 2005).[3]

Harding's debut single, "Wasabi" was issued on 12 December 2005 as a double A-side with his cover version of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". It peaked at No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks. In 2009, a Herald Sun poll ranked "Wasabi" as the seventh-worst Australian song of all time.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 8
Australian Artists (ARIA)[6] 4

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lee Harding – Wasabi / Eye of the Tiger". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12th December 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 12 December 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "SonyBMG drops Australian Idol star Lee Harding". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ^ Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Singles for 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 June 2019.