(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy

"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy"
Single by Shona Laing
from the album South
B-side"Neutral and Nuclear Free"[1]
Released1987
Length3:26
LabelPagan, Virgin, TVT
Songwriter(s)Shona Laing
Producer(s)Bruce Lynch
Shona Laing singles chronology
"One in a Million"
(1985) 		"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy"
(1987) 		"Drive Baby Drive"
(1987)

"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. According to Laing, the inspiration for the song was her reaction to a television appearance of American politician Edward Kennedy.[2] The song was originally released as a single in 1985, titled "Not a Kennedy", and was included on Laing's 1985 album Genre.[3] It was re-mixed and re-released in 1987, and this version was included on her 1987 album South.[2] The song reached number two in New Zealand, number nine in Australia, and number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 2
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 36

References

  1. ^ Shona Laing (1987). (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy (New Zealand 7-inch single sleeve). Pagan Records. PAG 1027.
  2. ^ a b "NZ Herald Legacy Award - Shona Laing: Glad I'm Not a Kennedy". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Shona Laing - New Zealand Music Commission". New Zealand Music Commission. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Shona Laing – (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 15 October 1988. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  8. ^ "END OF YEAR CHARTS 1987". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2021.


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