Pash (song) explained

Pash
Cover:	Pash_(single)_by_Kate_Ceberano.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Kate Ceberano
Album:	Pash
Studio:	Shabby Road (Valley Village, California)
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:36
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Mark Goldenberg
Prev Title:	Blue Box
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Love Is Alive
Next Year:	1998

"Pash" is a pop song by Australian singer Kate Ceberano. It was released in 1997 as the first single from her sixth studio album of the same name. The track was co-written by Ceberano with the album's producer, Mark Goldenberg. In March 1998, it peaked at number 10 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 35,000 copies. In New Zealand, it reached the top 40. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, Ceberano was nominated for Best Female Artist for "Pash". AllMusic's Jonathan Lewis reviewed the album and observed, "The '60s-influenced pop of the title track became her biggest hit since 'Bedroom Eyes'."

Background

Australian singer Kate Ceberano had started her solo career in 1987 after providing lead vocals for funk-pop, rock group I'm Talking (1983–1987).^{[1] [2]} Ten years later she prepared material for her sixth studio album, Pash, which appeared in May 1998.^{[1] [2]} It was produced by Mark Goldenberg for Mushroom Records and provided the title track as its lead single, which was issued in November 1997.^{[1] [2]}

"Pash" was co-written by Ceberano and Goldenberg and peaked at number 10 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.^{[3] [4]} It spent twenty-one weeks on the Australian Singles Chart top 50 and was certified gold by the ARIA in March 1998 for shipment of 35,000 copies.^{[4] [5]} On the New Zealand Singles Chart, it reached number 36.^[6]

In October 1998, "Pash" earned Ceberano her ninth nomination for an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist but she lost to Natalie Imbruglia.^[7] AllMusic's Jonathan Lewis observed, "The '60s-influenced pop of the title track became her biggest hit since 'Bedroom Eyes'."^[8]

Track listing

Australian maxi-CD single (MUSH01713.2)^[9]

1. "Pash" (radio edit) (Kate Ceberano, Mark Goldenberg)^[3]
2. "Helen" (Ceberano, Goldenberg)
3. "Pash" (karaoke kiss-along) (Ceberano, Goldenberg)

Charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

• In 2015, Dorsal Fins covered the song for Triple J Like a Version - Volume 11.^{[3] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Book: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Kate Ceberano' . https://web.archive.org/web/20020706022308/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=179 . http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=179 . 1999 . . . 6 July 2002 . 1-86508-072-1 .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031207011240/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/ceberanokate.html . Kate Ceberano . dead . Magnus . Holmgren . . 7 December 2003 . 12 December 2022 .
3. Web site: APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Pash' . 12 December 2022 .
4. Web site: Kate Ceberano – 'Pash' . Steffen . Hung . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien . 12 December 2022 .
5. Australia. single. 1998.
6. Web site: Kate Ceberano – 'Pash' . Steffen . Hung . New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien . 12 December 2022 .
7. Web site: ARIA Awards 1998. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 23 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927121049/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1998. 27 September 2011. dead.
8. Web site: Kate Ceberano Biography & History . Lewis . Jonathan . . 10 August 2020 .
9. Pash . . 1997 . liner notes . . MUSH01713.2 .
10. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998. ARIA. 27 December 2020.
11. Web site: Triple J's Like a Version Volume 11. iTunes Australia. 9 October 2015.