Teflon (song)

This article is about the 1998 Jebediah song. For other songs, see Teflon (disambiguation).

"Teflon"
Single by Jebediah
from the album Slightly Odway
Released	23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)
Recorded	April 1997 Sing Sing Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	21:55
Label	Murmur
Songwriter(s)	Chris Daymond, Kevin Mitchell, Vanessa Thornton, Brett Mitchell
Producer(s)	Neill King
Jebediah singles chronology
"Military Strongmen" (1997) "Teflon" (1998) "Harpoon" (1998)

"Teflon" is a song by Australian alternative rock band, Jebediah. "Teflon" was released on 23 March 1998 as the third single from the band's debut studio album, Slightly Odway and peaked at number 41 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.^[1] It polled at number 42 in the Triple J Hottest 100 music poll for 1998.^[2]

In October 1998 Jedediah performed "Teflon" at the ARIA Music Awards ceremony.^[3] A live version recorded in London was issued on a bonus disc of an extended version of their fifth studio album, Kosciuszko, in April 2011.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Daymond, Brett Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell and Vanessa Thornton^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Teflon"	3:48
2.	"Teflon" (Cooling Brothers Remix)	5:36
3.	"You"	3:17
4.	"Tracksuit" (Live at the Cornflakes)	4:26
5.	"Jerks of Attention" (Live at the Cornflakes)	4:48

Credits

Jebediah members

• Chris Daymond – guitar
• Brett Mitchell – drums
• Kevin Mitchell – vocals
• Vanessa Thornton – bass guitar

Recording details

• Chris Lord-Alge – mixer
• Ben Steele – photography, artwork layout, design
• Andrew Christie – artwork layout, design
• Steve Smart – mastering
• Neill King – producer ("Teflon")
• Laurie Singara – producer ("You")
• Graham Hill – producer ("Tracksuit", "Jerks of Attention")

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	41

References

1. Hung, Steffen. "Jebediah Discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
2. triple j (2008). "Hottest 100 1998". Triple j. ABC. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
3. Baker, Glenn A (31 October 1998). "Imbruglia Leads ARIA Awards". Billboard. No. 1. Global Media. p. 8. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. Jebediah (2011), Kosciuszko (Collector's ed.), Dew Process/Universal Music Australia (distributor). National Library of Australia, retrieved 5 February 2015
5. "'Teflon' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 February 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Teflon; or at 'Performer:' Jebediah
6. "Jebediah – Teflon". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 December 2021.