My Gun

"My Gun"
Single by The Rubens
from the album The Rubens
Released4 August 2012 (2012-08-04)
Length3:10
LabelIvy League
Songwriter(s)David Kahne and The Rubens
Producer(s)David Kahne
The Rubens singles chronology
"Don't Ever Want to Be Found"
(2012)
"My Gun"
(2012)
"The Best we Got"
(2012)
Music video
"My Gun" on YouTube

"My Gun" is a song recorded by Australian alternative rock group the Rubens. It was released on 4 August 2012 as the second single from their debut album, The Rubens.

The track won Rock Work of the Year at the 2013 APRA Music Awards as well as being nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, but lost out to "Everyone's Waiting" by Missy Higgins.

The track was voted in at number 10 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2012.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Josh Logue and released on 12 August 2012.[1]

Track listing

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One-track single[2]

  1. My Gun" – 3:10

US four-track single[3]

  1. "My Gun" – 3:10
  2. "Lay It Down" – 3:51
  3. "Don't Ever Want to Be Found" – 3:19
  4. "The Best We Got" – 3:55

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 56

Year-end charts

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Chart (2012) Rank
Australian Artist Albums Chart [5] 41

Certification

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "The Rubens: My Gun (OFFICIAL)". Retrieved 28 January 2016 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "My Gun by Rubens". Discogs. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Rubens – My Gun". Discogs. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report Week Commencing ~ 12 November 2012 ~ Issue #1185" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2012". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 April 2021.