Not Pretty Enough

"Not Pretty Enough"
Single by Kasey Chambers
from the album Barricades & Brickwalls
B-side	"These Days" "Tear Stained Eyes" "Too Long in the Wasteland"
Released	14 January 2002 (Australia)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:20
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Kasey Chambers
Producer	Nash Chambers
Certification	2x platinum (ARIA)
Kasey Chambers singles chronology
"On a Bad Day" (2001) "Not Pretty Enough" (2002) "Million Tears" (2002)

"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 in the start of 2002 (see 2002 in music) in Australia as a CD single. It was a No. 1 hit in Australia the same year.

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] Ironically, the single prompted Chambers' commercial breakthrough, and was the song most added to radio station playlists in 2004.^[1]

In 2010 the song was used in the Australian horror film The Loved Ones to ironic effect as the sweet-sounding song is juxtaposed against the brutal, gore-filled violence. The song relates to the film's lead character, an unpopular girl who wonders why boys don't like her and who subsequently takes out her revenge on the object of her affection.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kasey Chambers. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Pretty Enough"	03:23
2.	"These Days"	05:16
3.	"Tear Stained Eyes"	04:08
4.	"Too Long in the Wasteland"	04:44

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2]	1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3]	4

End of year chart

(2002)	Position
ARIA Singles Chart[4]	7

Other appearances

• 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10 (2002)

Preceded by "Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira

Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single 17 March 2002 – 7 April 2002

Succeeded by "Hey Baby (Uuh, Aah)" by DJ Ötzi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Griffin-Foley, Bridget (2006). "Radio". In Turner, G., & Cunningham, S.. The Media and Communications. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 145. 
2. ^ "Australian chart position". australian-charts. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kasey+Chambers&titel=Not+Pretty+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 13 January 2007. 
3. ^ "New Zealand chart position". charts.org. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Kasey+Chambers&titel=Not+Pretty+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 13 January 2007. 
4. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm