"Royal in the Afternoon" is a song by Australian band,

The Whitlams The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the l ...

. It was released in February 2003 as the third single from their fifth studio album, ''

Torch the Moon ''Torch the Moon'' is the fifth studio album by Australian band The Whitlams, released by Black Yak through Warner in 2002. It peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. It received platinum album certification from ARIA. Track listin ...

''. It received moderate success, peaking at number 66 in Australia in February 2003.. The song on ''

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'' on 1 August 2008 to promote their latest release ''

Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You ''Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You'' is the first greatest hits album by Australian rock band The Whitlams. It was released in August 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA charts. Upon release, Tim Freedman said, "I decided to leave a couple ...

''.

Reception

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'' described the song as, "A blokey rock song about leaving behind the life of a hellraiser for domestic bliss. Freedman sounds as if he is having fun as 'the mad king of it all', while Jak Housden provides the bouncy guitar." ''

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'' agreed the song was "bouncy" and said it was "sure to be a live singalong favourite".

Track listing

#"Royal in the Afternoon" – 2:58 #"Buy Now, Pay Later" (live) – 4:55 #"

Met My Match Met My Match is a song by The Whitlams The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vo ...

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No Aphrodisiac "No Aphrodisiac" is a song by Australian band the Whitlams, released in December 1997 as the second single from their third album, ''Eternal Nightcap''. The song peaked at 59 on the Australian Singles Chart. The lead track was written by the b ...

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I Make Hamburgers "I Make Hamburgers" is a song by The Whitlams. It was first released to radio in February 1995 as the band's debut single. It was released on CD single in November 1995 as the first single from their second album, '' Undeniably''. The song was n ...

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Charts

References

The Whitlams songs 2003 singles Songs written by Tim Freedman 2002 songs {{2000s-rock-song-stub