Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian rock band Silverchair, released in March 8, 1999 by record labels Murmur and Epic. The songs Anthem for the Year 2000, Ana’s Song (Open Fire) and Miss You Love were released as singles and a short film was released for the song Emotion Sickness. Neon Ballroom debuted at No. 1 on the Australian albums chart and peaked at No. 50 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It was also their most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at No. 29. The album was nominated for 10 ARIA Awards and was certified Triple Platinum by the ARIA for selling over 210,000 copies in Australia. The album has been described as “heavy rock with orchestral flourishes and synthetic touches with powerfully emotional lyrics” that reflects the personal demons of frontman Daniel Johns, due to the band’s rapid international success.
Tracklist:
- Emotion Sickness
- Anthem for the Year 2000
- Ana’s Song (Open Fire)
- Spawn Again
- Miss You Love
- Dearest Helpless
- Do You Feel the Same
- Black Tangled Heart
- Point of View
- Satin Sheets
- Paint Pastel Princess
- Steam Will Rise
Silverchair
Daniel Johns: vocals, guitar
Ben Gillies: drums
Chris Joannou: bass
Additional personnel
David Helfgott: piano (track 1)
Larry Muhoberac: piano arrangement (track 1)
Robert Woolf: piano (track 5)
Chris Abrahams: piano (track 8)
Jane Rosenson: harp (track 8)
Sweep (Johns’ dog): guest vocal (track 12)
Paul Mac: keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 10, 12)
Jim Moginie: keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Jane Scarpantoni: cello, string arrangements
John Harding, Fiona Ziegler, Carl Pini, Alexandra d’Elia, Leoni Ziegler, Emma Hayes, Georges Lentz: violin
Leah Jennings: cello
George Torbay: conductor (track 2)
Technical personnel
Nick Launay: production
Kevin Shirley: mixing (tracks 2, 5)
