''It's for Your Own Good'' is the second EP by Australian

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. It was recorded in June 1996 at Birdland Studio,

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. The lead track, "From Here on In", also provided the name for the band's singles compilation, which was released in 2004. The original cover art featured incorrect formatting of the word "It's" as "I'ts". This was rectified on later re-releases. The EP features a cover of

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's " 10:15 Saturday Night".

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Jonathan Lewis of

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rated ''It's for Your Own Good'' as four-and-a-half stars out of five. He felt that it had "Equal parts punk, ska, rockabilly and straightforward rock" and the group were "able to transfer the energy of their live performances to their studio recordings". The EP peaked at #99 on the Australian

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