(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

"(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"
Single by Powderfinger
from the album Vulture Street
Released	Australia 10 November 2003
Format	Single
Recorded	Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Rock
Length	3:23
Label	Universal
Producer	Nick DiDia
Powderfinger singles chronology
"The Metre/Waiting for the Sun" (2001) "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003) "Love Your Way" (2003)

"(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (also known simply as "On My Mind") is a song on Powderfinger's fifth studio album Vulture Street. It was released as a single in 2003 and reached #9 on the Australian music chart, the band's third highest charting single to date.

Background

After two albums of Powderfinger releasing singles that were either acoustic anthems (such as "My Happiness") or ballads ("The Metre" or "The Day You Come"), Powderfinger decided to release a heavy rock song as their new album, Vulture Street's lead single. In accordance with this, the band's publicity was geared towards a more rock oriented slant, with magazine covers and articles indicating that they were "returning to rock," alluding to the rock albums Parables for Wooden Ears and the highly successful Double Allergic,^[1] however some criticism was that the band's "rock" sound was different from previous releases, indicating that they were trying to be more like AC/DC than previously. Although the single for the song was released under the title of "On My Mind," the album cover has the song's title printed as "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind." It is alleged that Bernard Fanning implicitly wrote the lyrics as a tribute to former radio and television personality John Burgess.

The album's artwork is of a painted ship entitled "On My Mind". The design style of the cover and case is in the same style as the other singles from Vulture Street, however all are very different from the album itself, except for the use of highly contrasting colours.

Music video

The music video for "On My Mind" was directed by Scott Walton.^[2] The video, like the group's previous single "Like a Dog", was filmed in black and white.^[2]

Track listing

CD version

1. "On My Mind" - 3:23
2. "Sweetness" ("Bandroom" demo version) - 2:25
3. "On My Mind" ("Bandroom" demo version) - 3:50
4. "This Song Has Gone to Hell" (Studio outtake) - 3:34

7" version

1. "On My Mind" - (Album version) - 3:23
2. "On My Mind" - (Instrumental) - 3:23
3. "On My Mind" - (Acapella) - 3:23

Cover Versions

In 2005, on the third season of Australian Idol, the song was performed by contestant Tarni Stephans on the Top 12 Australiana theme night. Stephans was eliminated the next night on the verdict show, however she recorded a cover of this song on that seasons cast album.

In 2007, (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind was performed again on the fifth season of Australian Idol by Natalie Gauci who eventually won the series. Gauci recorded a cover of the song for her Winner's Journey album.

Ironically, the two Idol contestants to release a recorded cover of this song have been both a contestant who was the first to be eliminated from their season's Top 12 (Stephans) and a winner of the series (Gauci).

References

1. ^ Amazon information on "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind".
2. ^ ^{a b} "Powderfinger : Music Videos". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=509597&vid=39558. Retrieved 2007-10-17.