Chart and Live Success
The first single "Hello" was released in October 2003 with a film clip that was Channel V's clip of the week ahead of Justin Timberlake. The Cat Empire was released in November 2003, debuting in the top 20 of the ARIA Top 50 album chart with Triple J nominating it as their album of the week in November. High profile appearances on Rove (Live) with Rove McManus and The Panel on Network Ten helped raise the profile of the album helping it to go gold in Australia by December 2003.
"Hello" finished at number 6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2003, one of the biggest music polls in the world with album track "Days Like These" at number 37 and "The Chariot" at number 100.
"Days Like These" was the second single reaching the top 40 of the ARIA singles charts in early 2004. Their debut album went platinum in February 2004. Their third single "The Chariot" debuted in the ARIA top 40 in May 2004.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
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