Ken Carter (song)

"Ken Carter"
Single by Ammonia
from the album Mint 400
Released February 1996
Format CD Single
Genre Grunge/rock
Length 3:56
Label Murmur
Producer(s) Kevin Shirley, Ben Glatzer
Ammonia singles chronology
"Drugs"
(1995)		 "Ken Carter"
(1996)		 "Suzi Q"
(1996)

"Ken Carter" is the second single released by Australian alternative rock band, Ammonia, from their debut album Mint 400. The single was released by Sony Music Australia's imprint label, Murmur in late February 1996.

The single reached No. 50 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. [1]

The song was named after Ken Carter, a Canadian stuntman who attempted to jump over the Saint Lawrence River in the late 1970s.[2] Johnstone describes the song as being about feeling trapped in a relationship.[3]

It's a passionate song, really, definitely darker and a bit more intelligent than "Drugs".
—Dave Johnstone[2]

According to Allmusic's reviewer, Nitsuh Abebe, '"Ken Carter" sounds like a more rocked-out version of the Posies.'[4] The South Florida Sun-Sentinel describes the beginning of "Ken Carter" as being nothing but annoying whining, although the addition of a great riff in the chorus gives it the high intensity that it needs.[5] Other reviewers describe the song as starting out with a very watery sounding intro followed by a loud distorted chorus.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ken Carter"  Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone[7] 3:56
2. "Incinerator"  Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone[8] 2:47
3. "Easter Egg"  Alan Balmont, Simon Hensworth, Dave Johnstone[9] 3:39

Chart positions and releases

Year Chart Peak
1996 Australian Singles Chart
ARIA[1]		 50
Format Country Label Catalogue No. Year
CD single AUS Murmur MATTCD024 1996

Personnel

Credits


References

General
  • Spencer, Chris; Nowara, Zbig; McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll, Paul (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[10] Note: [online] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ammonia - Ken Carter". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bambarger, Bradley (13 April 1996). "The Modern Age". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. 87. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ammonia - Mint 400". Caveman Productions. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Ammonia - Mint 400". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Wienroth, Eric (12 July 1996). "Ammonia Easy To Swallow". Sun Sentinel (Tribune Company). Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Lia, Mario J. "Ammonia - Mint 400". Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  7. ↑ ""Ken Carter" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ↑ ""Incinerator" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  9. ↑ ""Easter Egg" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2010.