| Just the Thing | |
| Cover: | Just_the_Thing_by_Paul_Mac.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Paul Mac featuring Peta Morris |
| Album: | 3000 Feet High |
| Studio: | The Grooveyard, Sydney |
| Producer: | Paul Mac |
| Chronology: | Paul Mac |
| Prev Title: | Heatseeking Pleasure Machine |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | The Sound of Breaking Up |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Just the Thing" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Paul Mac and features the vocals of Peta Morris. The song was released in June 2001 as the second single from Mac's debut studio album 3000 Feet High. "Just the Thing" peaked at number 17 on the Australian ARIA Charts and was certified gold. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the song was nominated for Best Male Artist and Best Dance Release.At the APRA Music Awards of 2002 the song won the APRA Award for Most Performed Dance Work.
Nick Jarvis from in the Mix said "From the gospel intro to the tribal conga drums, driving bassline and diva vocals exploring themes of "love on the dancefloor", 'Just the Thing' takes a swathe of deep house and disco tropes and turns them into an indelible hands-in-the-air jam. What a hook, and what a voice; Paul Mac's most commercially successful single is an all-time funky house belter that's probably still getting thrashed on pub jukeboxes in regional towns".[1]
| Chart (2001) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Charts (ARIA)[2] | 79 | |
| Australian Artist Charts (ARIA)[3] | 6 | |
| Australian Dance (ARIA)[4] | 7 |