"Ignorance Is Bliss" is a song recorded by Australian
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band
Tiddas. The song was released in July 1996 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''
Tiddas''. The song peaked at number 97 on the
ARIA Charts
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. The song is inspired by an argument with
Bob Geldof while touring in 1993.
At the
Deadly Awards 1997, the song won Single Release of the Year.
Background and release
In 2013,
Lou Bennett told the story of the song to Deadly Magazine. She recalls Tiddas were performing with American group
Sweet Honey in the Rock
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and
Bob Geldof in 1993. Bennett said she remembers the tour well and said Gelfod ‘baited’ the girls into thinking about why they were singing and what they were singing about. “He wanted us to articulate what it was that we were doing, why were we singing about these issues, and in our minds we thought we were doing the right thing presenting songs that affected us and affected our families and friends.” Bennett said this made the group angry and they went back to their room and wrote "Ignorance Is Bliss" in response.
Track listing
Charts
Release history
References
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1993 songs
1996 singles
Song recordings produced by Joe Camilleri