Scar (song)

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White. The single is her most successful thus far, entering the ARIA singles chart at #1 and going platinum.

Background

The song has been rumored to give a hint to Higgins's bisexuality, although she hasn't openly commented on the song's meaning.

Awards

"Scar" won Best Pop Release at the 2004 ARIA Awards and was also nominated for Single of the Year, losing out to Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl". In 2005, the song won two ARIA song writing awards for Song of the Year and Breakthrough Song.

Pop culture

• The song's video was parodied by Rove McManus during the introduction of the ARIA Awards that year.
• The song is also featured on One Tree Hill.
• The song has been covered by the band 67 Special in Triple J's Like a Version: Volume Two.
• This chorus of this song has also been featured in the Axis of Awesome's song, Four Chords, as an example of a song that uses I–V–vi–IV progression.

Track listing

1. "Scar" – 3:33
2. "Casualty" – 4:12
3. "Dancing Dirt into the Snow" – 3:21
4. "The Cactus That Found the Beat" – 2:03

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia ARIA	1

End of Year Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia ARIA	22

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Pop Release
• 2005 APRA Awards, Song of the Year
• 2005 APRA Awards, Breakthrough Award

Nominations

• 2004 ARIA Awards, Single of the Year
• 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Female Artist
• 2004 ARIA Awards, Breakthrough Artist — Single
• 2004 ARIA Awards, Best Video

Preceded by "Angel Eyes" by Paulini

ARIA (Australia) number one single 8 August 2004

Succeeded by "When The War Is Over / One Night Without You" by Cosima