"I'm an Individual"
Single by Mark "Jacko" Jackson
Released18 March 1985[1]
Songwriter(s)Robert Alexander Brown
Mark "Jacko" Jackson singles chronology
"I'm an Individual"
(1985)
"My Brain Hurts"
(1985)

"I'm an Individual" is a novelty song released by former Australian football player Mark "Jacko" Jackson in March 1985.[1][2] Described as "a shouty rap", it reached number 15 nationally on the Australian popular music charts, and number two on the Victorian state chart.[3][2][4]

A follow-up single by Jackson, "Me Brain Hurts", was also released but did not achieve the same success.[4]

Fellow Australian football full-forward Warwick Capper is reputed to have recorded the single "I Only Take What's Mine" as a result of the success of "I'm an Individual".[4][5] The music video for "I Only Take What's Mine" includes footage of Capper throwing darts at a picture of Jackson.[4]

The song was featured in the 2012 play Barassi: The Stage Show.[6]

Track listing

Standard single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I’m an Individual"Robert Alexander Brown 

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 15

References

  1. 1 2 "Kent Music Report No 558 – 18 March 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 25 November 2022 via Imgur.com.
  2. 1 2 Kloer, Phil (15 March 1988). "High-powered Jacko Bellows For Notice: 'Oi!'". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Australian ARIA Top 50 Chart – Week Ending 28th April, 1985". ARIA. Retrieved 25 November 2022 via Imgur.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jackson, Russell (28 May 2013). "The Joy of Six: when Aussie Rules footballers sing". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  6. Woodhead, Cameron (28 September 2012). "Heartfelt tribute to AFL's larger-than-life mustachioed hero". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 September 2013.



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