Do Ya (album)

Do Ya
Studio album by
Released13 October 2008
RecordedAustralia, United States of America
GenreRock, Pub Rock
Length38:31
LabelStockXChange Music, Sony BMG
ProducerThe Screaming Jets and Scott Kingman
The Screaming Jets chronology
Rock On
(2005)
Do Ya
(2008)
The Essential Screaming Jets
(2008)
Singles from Hits and Pieces
  1. "Do Ya"
    Released: 2008

Do Ya is the sixth studio album by the Australian hard rock band The Screaming Jets. It was released by StockXChange Music and distributed by Sony BMG. The album was recorded and produced in Australia and the United States and released on 13 October 2008.[1]

it was the first studio album by the band since 2000's Scam.

Band member Dave Gleeson said; "We have not given up hope yet, we want to proudly fly the flag of pub rock. Many of today’s kids are stuck in the iPod generation, where you don’t listen to albums anymore … you hand-pick one song and then skip to another. We want to bring back the feel of listening to an album. We have issues we feel need touching on, look at climate change, even its title had to be watered down due to political correctness, as people are too afraid to call it global warming. Look at our fat-cat politicians – they decided to round up all our homeless during the Olympics, so visitors couldn’t see the plight of our homeless. There are so many other issues out there that need to be touched on, but kids of today, prefer to listen to a Katy Perry song about kissing a girl, go figure."[2]

On lead single "Do Ya", Izzy Osmanovic says; ""Do Ya" was written one night on my way to rehearsals. I had this tune in my head and by the time I got to the rehearsal room I said to the guys: 'Hey, I’ve got this riff and melody in my head, I haven't played it on guitar yet but give me five minutes and I'll work it out.' And that was that, we created a monster. The story to the song is about a mate of mine who got married, only be told not long after that his missus doesn't love him anymore.".[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do Ya"Gleeson, Osmanovic2:35
2."Supersize"Gleeson, Grant Walmsley3:12
3."Change the World"Gleeson, Walmsley2:52
4."Mary Jane"Gleeson, Walmsley3:35
5."Running Blind"Gleeson, Osmanovic, Paul Woseen3:19
6."Inside Out"Gleeson, Osmanovic, Woseen3:23
7."Falls in Place"Woseen3:56
8."141"Gleeson, Walmsley, Greg Bryce3:04
9."Knock Knock"Woseen2:55
10."Stay"Woseen4:05
11."Heave"  
Total length:38:31

Charts

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Chart performance for Do Ya
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 114

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label Catalogue
Australia 13 October 2008 Digital download, CD StockXChange Music, Sony BMG 88697400952

References

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  1. ^ "Do Ya by The Screaming Jets". jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Why Grant left the Screaming Jets". MTV. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ "The Screaming Jets ALBUM BIO & TRACK-BY-TRACK "DO YA"" (PDF). premierartists.com.au. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Excerpts of The Screaming Jets ARIA chart history (for positions 101+) to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.