"Covered in Chrome" is a song by

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band

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, released as the second single from their third studio album, ''

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'' (2013).

Music video

A video for the song "Covered in Chrome", filmed in Henery's house, was released on 16 October 2013 and concludes with a person setting fire to items on a clothesline in the backyard. In response to a question about concerns regarding the potential for damage to Henery's residence, caused by the music video concept, Boerdam stated: "... it was his eneryproblem … It’s a rental, so we just said 'Do you have a lease? Yeah, cool, let’s do it'". Ideas and imagery in the lyrics for the song were informed by a Wikipedia article about the Hungarian uprising in 1956 which Boerdam had been reading.

Cover version

As part of the triple J radio station's segment "

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", the band

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performed a live-to-air

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of "Covered in Chrome" on 15 July 2014. The version incorporated an electro influence as well as a

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reference.

Perspectives

Tidswell appeared in a short documentary film directed by Dan Graetz, who directed the "Covered in Chrome" music video, in which he spoke about the business of music from an artist's perspective. Sponsored by the

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alcohol manufacturer, Graetz filmed Tidswell alongside other musicians such as

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to gain insight into the state of the Australian music industry and published the documentary—called "The Truth About Money in Music" and just under ten minutes in length—on 20 July 2014. Tidswell spoke about the concept of "

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" as part of his contribution:

People, you know, they put the big deal on, you know, "selling out" and that sort of thing, and, in all honesty, there is not much difference between taking money from, you know, some brand and some record label. I mean, it's pretty similar stuff. In some ways, it's better to take it from the brand because you don't have to pay the money back.

Audience reception

"Covered in Chrome" was voted into the fourteenth position on the

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. The band stated in an early January 2014 interview that they were not confident of ranking in the top 20 for the poll. However, the

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saw "Covered in Chrome" place fourth.

Awards and nominations

"Covered in Chrome" was nominated for Best Independent Single or EP at the

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, shortlisted for the 2014 APRA Awards for Song of the Year, and nominated for Best Video at the

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Charts

Certifications

References

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