Just the Thing

"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.

"Just the Thing"
Single by Paul Mac featuring Peta Morris
from the album 3000 Feet High
Released	4 June 2001 (2001-06-04)
Studio	The Grooveyard, Sydney
Length	3:54
Label	Eleven: A Music Company
Songwriter(s)	Paul Mac
Producer(s)	Paul Mac
Paul Mac singles chronology
"Heatseeking Pleasure Machine" (2001) "Just the Thing" (2001) "The Sound of Breaking Up" (2001)

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.

Reception

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]

Track listing

1. "Just the Thing" – 3:54
2. "Just the Thing" (The Funk Corporation's Just The Verse remix) – 8:29
3. "See You Much Later" – 3:48
4. "Just the Thing" (Stephen Allkins with Stereogamous remix) – 7:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Australian Charts (ARIA)[3]	79
Australian Artist Charts (ARIA)[4]	6
Australian Dance (ARIA)[5]	7

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	4 June 2001	CD Single	Eleven: A Music Company	elevencd3

References

1. "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Paul Mac feat. Peta Morris – Just the Thing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
3. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2001". ARIA. 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
4. "RIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top Australian Singles 2001". ARIA. 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
5. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2001". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.