Not Pretty Enough

"Not Pretty Enough" is a country song written by Kasey Chambers, produced by Nash Chambers for Chambers's second album Barricades & Brickwalls. It was released as the album's third single on 14 January in Australia as a CD single. It became a number-one hit in Australia the same year, and it also found success in New Zealand, where it reached number four.

"Not Pretty Enough"
Single by Kasey Chambers
from the album Barricades & Brickwalls
B-side
  • "These Days"
  • "Tear Stained Eyes"
  • "Too Long in the Wasteland"
Released14 January 2002 (Australia)
Recorded2001
GenreCountry pop
Length3:20
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Kasey Chambers
Producer(s)Nash Chambers
Kasey Chambers singles chronology
"On a Bad Day"
(2001)		 "Not Pretty Enough"
(2002)		 "Million Tears"
(2002)

The song was written by Chambers as a commentary on the reluctance of commercial radio stations towards playing her music, despite her being an established performer.[1] However, the single prompted Chambers' commercial breakthrough, and was the song most added to radio station playlists in 2002.[1]

In 2017, the song was selected for the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection of historically and culturally important recordings.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Not Pretty Enough (written by Kasey Chambers)"03:23
2."These Days (written by Powderfinger)"05:16
3."Tear Stained Eyes (written by Jay Farrar)"04:08
4."Too Long in the Wasteland (written by James McMurtry)"04:44

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (2002) Position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 41

Decade-end charts
Chart (2000–2009) Position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 85
Australian Artist (ARIA)[7] 14

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Griffin-Foley, Bridget (2006). "Radio". In Turner, G.; Cunningham, S. (eds.). The Media and Communications. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 145.
  2. Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – Kasey Chambers – Not Pretty Enough". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Charts.nz – Kasey Chambers – Not Pretty Enough". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  7. "2009 ARIA End of Decade Singles Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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