...art

...art
Studio album by Regurgitator
Released	23 August 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, electronica, electropop
Length	54:15
Label	Warner Music Australia
Producer	Quan Yeomans Ben Ely Lachlan Gould
Regurgitator chronology
Unit (1997) ...art (1999) Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks (2001)
Singles from ...art
"Happiness (Rotting My Brain)" Released: July 1999 "I Wanna Be a Nudist" Released: November 1999 "Freshmint!" Released: March 2000 "Are You Being Served" Released: October 2000[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

...art is the third studio album from the Australian rock band, Regurgitator, released in August 1999. The album was recorded in Byron Bay and was the final album with drummer Martin Lee. ...art peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold.

Track listing

1. "Happiness (Rotting My Brain)" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:56
2. "Ghost" (B. Ely) – 3:40
3. "Freshmint!" (Q. Yeomans) – 3:55
4. "Strange Human Being" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:25
5. "I Wanna Be a Nudist" (B. Ely) – 2:02
6. "I Like Repetitive Music" (Q. Yeomans) – 2:40
7. "Art" (B. Ely) – 1:05
8. "Feels Alright!" (B. Ely) – 3:45
9. "I Love Tommy Mottola" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:10
10. "Are U Being Served?" (Q. Yeomans) – 5:00
11. "Obtusian" (M. Lee/B. Ely) – 3:08
12. "The Lonely Guy" (Q. Yeomans) – 4:10
13. "Virtual Life" (B. Ely) – 4:57
14. "Metal" (B. Ely, hidden track)  – 1:22

Japanese bonus tracks

14. "Everybody Sleeps" (Sesame Street)  – 2:13
15. "The Shark" (B. Ely)  – 2:03
16. "Kill Your TV" (Q. Yeomans/B. Ely/M. Lee)  – 2:14

Track information

• "Are U Being Served?" contains samples from the 70's UK BBC comedy Are You Being Served? theme song.
• Following the end of "Virtual Life", there is six minutes of silence before "Metal" plays; album pressings list Virtual Life as 12:19.
  • On the Japanese release, following the end of "Kill Your TV", there is two minutes of silence before "Metal" plays; album pressings list "Kill Your TV" as 5:36.
• The album was released on vinyl in 2019, with the second track, "Ghost", removed from the tracklist at Ben Ely's insistence.^[3] "I Wanna Be A Nudist" was moved into its position in the tracklist between "Happiness" and "Freshmint."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[6]	83

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	35,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	August 1999	CD	EastWest Records	3984290162
Australia	October 2019	Vinyl	Valve Records	RV158

References

1. "Regurgitator ARIA chart history to February 2025". ARIA. Retrieved 10 March 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
2. Macgregor, Jody. ...art at AllMusic
3. Band manager Paul Curtis stated: "Ben wanted to remove GHOST but I thought it was a good inclusion and argued as such. It was personal and what the song meant to him. Some things run deeper than the obvious unfortunately."
4. "Australiancharts.com – Regurgitator – ...ART". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
5. "Charts.nz – Regurgitator – ...ART". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
6. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
7. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 October 2019.