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"Spirit of the Anzacs"
Song

Spirit of the ANZAC’s is the first single from Lee Kernaghan’s 2015 album of the same name. The single was released on 22 January 2015. [1]

The song is the first taste of an album that has brought soldiers’ letters to life in song. The project was inspired by Kernaghan’s 2014 visit to the Australian War Memorial when he was shown archives of soldiers letters to family from the front lines.[2]

The song is based on Paul Keating’s 1993 eulogy at the internment of the Unknown Soldier, one of Australia's most iconic speeches. Kernaghan said the song was inspired by Keatings immortal words, `He is all of them. And he is one of us.' [3]

The single was released to raise funds for Legacy and Soldier On.[4]

Music Video

The official video was released on You Tube via ABC Music on 26 February 2015. The video shows the singers performing their parts of the song in a studio, overlapped with various pieces of war footage and photos. [5]

Charts

‘’Spirit of the ANZAC’s’’ peaked at No.32 in Australia, giving Kernaghan his first single in the ARIA Charts since his 2007 single ‘’Spirit of the Bush‘’ peaked at No.11. [6] It was No.3 on the Australian Artist chart. [7]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 32

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia 22 January 2015[9] digital download Australian Broadcasting Corporation

References

  1. ^ "Spirit of the ANZAC's – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ McCabe, Kathy (23 January 2015). "Lee Kernaghan enlists Sheppard, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian for Spirit of the Anzacs single". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2015. ((cite news)): templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  3. ^ "Oz singers team ANZAC Charity songdate= 27 February 2015". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Megan Washington, Sheppard Join Lee Kernaghan For Anzac Charity Song". The Music AU. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ^ "‪Spirit of the Anzacs (Official Music Video)‬". YouTube. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Australian- Charts search – Lee Kernaghan". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Australian Artist Singles Chart w/c 9 March 2015". ARIA. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. ^ "(({artist))} – (({song))}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ^ "Spirit of the ANZAC's – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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