Flaunt It (song)

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"Flaunt It"

Single by TV Rock featuring Seany B
from the album Sunshine City
Released	February 19, 2006 (Australia)
Format	Digital download, 12" vinyl single, CD single
Recorded	Bimbo Rock studios, Melbourne, Victoria, 2005
Genre	Club/Dance
Length	3:28
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie, Seany B
Producer(s)	Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie
Certification	2x platinum (ARIA)
Chart positions
#1 (Australia) #3 (New Zealand)
TV Rock singles chronology
	"Flaunt It" (2006)	"Bimbo Nation" (2006)

"Flaunt It" is club dance song written by Ivan Gough, Grant Smillie and Seany B for TV Rock's first album Sunshine City (2006).

[edit] Track listing

CD Single version (Australia)

"Flaunt It" (radio edit) — 3:28
"Flaunt It" (TV Rock main room mix) — 7:11
"Flaunt It" (Dirty South mix) — 7:41
"Flaunt It" (TV Rock original mix) — 7:06

[edit] Chart history

"Flaunt It" debut at number three on the Australian ARIA singles chart on 26 February 2006, before going to number two and then number one the following week. "Flaunt It" spent four consecutive weeks at number #1 before being succeeded, only to return to number #1 for a 5th week. The band replaced the Bob Sinclar single "Love Generation" at number one, but was knocked off the top spot by the Youth Group song "Forever Young". "Flaunt It" stayed in the top 10 of the Australian charts for 22 consecutive weeks, which gave it the title of the longest top 10 charting single by an Australian artist. Beating Silverchair's "Tomorrow" in 1994-1995, which spent a total of 19 consecutive weeks in the top 10. With no major record companies wanting to sign "Flaunt It", DJ's Grant Smilie and Ivan Gough launched their own independent company "Bimbo Rock". Hoping to only sell a few hundred records in Australia, the single went onto sell 130,000 Physical single sales, 40,000 Digital Downloads and a further more 65,000 Ringtones.

Following on from the success they found in Australia, "Flaunt It" was released in New Zealand the week beginning May 29, 2006, debuting at number 17 on the national New Zealand charts and quickly jumping into the top 3 in its second week on the charts.

At the 2006 ARIA Music Awards, "Flaunt It" was awarded as the Highest Selling Single of 2006. It was also confirmed at the ARIA Awards that "Flaunt It" has been signed to be released in Europe. This single was expected to be named #1 single of the year, however the surprise number 1 hit of the year Sandi Thom's - "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair)" took top honours. On January 14, 2007, "Flaunt It" was certified double platinum selling in excess of 140,000 copies. "Flaunt It" has now accumulated 39 weeks in the Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart.

Chart (2006)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA End of Year Chart	#2
New Zealand RIANZ End of Year Chart	#18
Australia ARIA Singles	#1 (5 Weeks)
Australian Artist ARIA Singles	#1 (10 Weeks)
Australian ARIA Dance Singles	#1 (12 Weeks)
Australian ARIA Club Chart	#1 (6 Weeks)
Australian ARIA Digital Track	#2 (2 Weeks)
New Zealand RIANZ Singles	#3 (3 Weeks)

Preceded by "Love Generation" by Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine	ARIA (Australia) number one single March 5, 2006 - March 26, 2006	Succeeded by "Forever Young" by Youth Group
Preceded by "Forever Young" by Youth Group	ARIA (Australia) number one single April 9, 2006	Succeeded by "Forever Young" by Youth Group