''Curiouser'' is the second studio album by

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n singer-songwriter

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. The first two singles, "

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" received moderate success, while the third single " The Last Day on Earth" went on to become her first Australian top ten single, peaking at No. 3 on the

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singles chart. The album went on to become one of the most critically applauded albums of 2008 and is Miller-Heidke's first platinum-selling album.

Background

Miller-Heidke explains the album's title: " Mickey (Petralia) thought "''Curiouser''" was a noun, something that made you more curious," she said. "That's what made up my mind about the title. Wouldn't it be great if people listened to this album and it made them curiouser?".

Track listing

All songs written by

and

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1975) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 2007 ...

, produced by

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and Keir Nuttall.

Singles

* "

" :Can't Shake It was released to the radio in late 2008, and became the #1 most added track to the radio in its first week. It debuted and peaked on the ARIA Singles Chart at #38. It was used as part of a television advertisement for the radio station NOVA, and as a result, received extensive air play across Australia. Can't Shake It is Miller-Heidke's 3rd best selling single to date. * "

" :Was highly speculated as the 2nd single in December 2008, as it was getting decent airplay on Triple J. Then it was officially released to radio on 9 February 2009. It was released on 20 February as a physical CD, and coincided with the national tour Miller-heidke embarked on in early 2009. The music video was directed by Stephen Lance and Mairi Cameron of HEAD PICTURES. The song also won Miller-Heidke the overall grand prize (US$25,000 in cash and US$20,000 worth of musical equipment, among other prizes) of the prestigious "International Songwriting Competition" 2009 (ISC). Following the success, Caught in the Crowd was released as a Digital Single, with a new song "Are You F***ing Kidding Me", exclusively on iTunes. On 13 November, it was re-released as the 4th single from Curiouser. Caught in the Crowd has gained Gold accreditation in Australia. * " The Last Day on Earth" :Was not initially released as a single, but has since reached #3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song was used for promotions for the block of episodes from the Australian soap opera ''

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'' which surrounded the death of

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in early July 2009. This in turn caused high sales of the song from her ''Curiouser'' album. Due to the high demand for the song, a physical single was quickly produced, and was released on 14 July 2009. The song ended up becoming Kate's first top ten single. "Miller-Heidke" stated that no 3rd single was ever planned. The Last Day on Earth has gone 2× platinum in Australia as of March 2010.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Kate Miller-Heidke albums Sony Music Australia albums Albums produced by Mickey Petralia