What About Me

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"What About Me"
Single by Shannon Noll
from the album That's What I'm Talking About
Released	26 January 2004
Recorded	2003 / 2004
Genre	Rock, Pop
Length	3:21
Label	Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Shannon Noll singles chronology
	What About Me (2004)	Drive (2004)

"What About Me" is the debut pop music single by Australian singer and Australian Idol finalist Shannon Noll, released on January 26, 2004 (see 2004 in music). The single, originally a #1 hit in the 80's by Australian group Moving Pictures, eventually sold in excess of 280,000 copies (certified 4x platinum) in Australia alone and became the highest selling single in Australia for 2004.

Shannon first performed the song as part of his time on Australian Idol in 2003, where his performance was seen as one of the highlights of the debut season of Idol.

When released in Australia, demand for the single was unprecedented and the single debuted at the peak position on the ARIA charts the week of 2 February 2004, achieving 2x Platinum accreditation (140,000 copies shipped) in its debut week, and knocking long term #1 "Hey Ya!" by Outkast from the top position on the singles chart.

Following several plays on Irish radio by a former Australian DJ, requests for "What About Me" in Ireland skyrocketed, and due to public demand, the Australian pressing of the single was shipped to Ireland and the initial shipment sold out within the first week of sale, prompting a further larger shipment to be made soon after. "What About Me" spent almost 6-months on the Ireland Top 50 singles chart and peaked at #2 for two weeks.

[edit] Track listing

1. "What About Me" (Single Edit)
2. "What About Me" (Above and Beyond 12" Dub)
3. "What About Me" (Victor Calderone Anthem Mix)
4. "What About Me" (City Life at Nite Extended Mix)

[edit] Music video

The video, directed by Australian director Anthony Rose, was the second music video from Shannon Noll. Set and filmed over two days in Shannon's home town of Condobolin, NSW, the video is essentially a snapshot of outback Australia and depicts Shannon's life in the small country town.

The extras in the video for "What About Me" are all local Condobolin residents, including Shannon's two brothers.

The music video was later popularly parodied by comedian Rove McManus on his television show "Rove [Live]".

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Singles	1
Australasian ARIA Singles	1
Australian ARIA Singles End Of Year 2004	1
Ireland Singles Top 50	2
New Zealand Top 40	10

Preceded by: "Hey Ya!" by Outkast

ARIA (Australia) number one single February 1, 2004 - February 22, 2004

Succeeded by: "All I Need Is You" by Guy Sebastian