"Coma" is a song by Australian

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group,

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and released in July 1997 as the third and final single from the group's album, ''

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''. "Coma" peaked at number 46 on the

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and featured in the

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. At the

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, the song won

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. The song contains the lyrics "Hug me till you drug me honey; Kiss me till I'm in a Coma", from the novel ''

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'' and from ''Natural Born Killers'', and the lines "Ever since I was born, I've been trained to serve you" and "Am I not all you dreamed I would be?" from the film "

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Track listing

Charts

References

{{authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs ARIA Award-winning songs