Spirit of the Anzacs

"Spirit of the Anzacs" is the first single from Lee Kernaghan's 2015 album of the same name. The charity single features Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington. It was released on 22 January 2015 to raise funds for Legacy and Soldier On.^[1]^[2] "Spirit of the Anzacs" is the first taste of an album that has brought soldiers' letters to life in song. The project was inspired by Kernaghan's 2014 visit to the Australian War Memorial when he was shown archives of soldiers letters to family from the front lines.^[3] "Spirit of the Anzacs" is based on Paul Keating's 1993 eulogy at the interment of the Unknown Soldier, one of Australia's most iconic speeches. Kernaghan said the song was inspired by Keating's immortal words, "He is all of them. And he is one of us."^[4]

Music video

The official video was released on YouTube via ABC Music on 26 February 2015. The video shows the singers performing their parts of the song in a studio, overlapped with various pieces of war footage and photos.^[5]

Charts

"Spirit of the Anzacs" peaked at No. 32 in Australia, giving Kernaghan his first single on the ARIA Singles Chart since his 2007 single "Spirit of the Bush" peaked at No. 11.^[6] It was No.3 on the Australian Artist Singles Chart.^[7] The song re-entered the ARIA Singles Chart at No. 38 on 3 May 2015, the sales week following ANZAC Day.

The song was played at the Reclaim Australia anti-Islam rallies in 2015.^[8]

Chart (2015)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australia (ARIA)^[6]	32

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia	22 January 2015^[9]	Digital download	Australian Broadcasting Corporation

References

↑ "Spirit of the ANZAC's – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ "Megan Washington, Sheppard Join Lee Kernaghan For Anzac Charity Song". The Music AU. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ McCabe, Kathy (23 January 2015). "Lee Kernaghan enlists Sheppard, Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian for Spirit of the Anzacs single". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
↑ "Oz singers team ANZAC Charity song". dailymail.co.uk. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ "Spirit of the Anzacs (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
1 2 "Australian-charts.com – Lee Kernaghan feat. Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll & Megan Washington – Spirit Of The Anzacs". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
↑ "ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart w/c 9 March 2015". ARIA. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
↑ "As Midnight Oil demands Reclaim Australia stop playing songs, Lee Kernaghan refuses". The Age. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
↑ "Spirit of the Anzacs – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

Lee Kernaghan

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	The Outback Club (1992) Three Chain Road (1993) 1959 (1995) Hat Town (1998) The Christmas Album (1998) Rules of the Road (2000) Electric Rodeo (2002) The New Bush (2006) Spirit of the Bush (2007) Planet Country (2009) Beautiful Noise (2012) Driving Home for Christmas (2014) Spirit of the Anzacs (2015)

Compilation albums	The Big Ones: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2004) Ultimate Hits (2011)

Singles	"Spirit of the Anzacs" (2015)

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Guy Sebastian singles

Discography Awards and nominations

Just as I Am	"Angels Brought Me Here" "All I Need Is You"

Beautiful Life	"Out with My Baby" "Kryptonite" "Oh Oh"

Closer to the Sun	"Taller, Stronger, Better" "Elevator Love" "Cover on My Heart"

Like It Like That	"Like It Like That" "Art of Love" "All to Myself" "Never Hold You Down"

Twenty Ten	"Who's That Girl"

Armageddon	"Don't Worry Be Happy" "Gold" "Battle Scars" "Get Along"

Madness	"Like a Drum" "Come Home with Me" "Mama Ain't Proud" "Linger"

Featured singles	"Rise Up" "All Night Long" "Bed of Clouds" "Spirit of the Anzacs"

Other songs	"Receive the Power" "Message in a Bottle" "Dare to Be Square" "Tonight Again" (Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry) "Black & Blue" "Candle" "Set in Stone"

Sheppard

Studio albums	Bombs Away

Extended plays	Sheppard

Singles	"Hold My Tongue" "Geronimo" "Something's Missing" "Smile" "Let Me Down Easy" "We Belong"

Featured singles	"Spirit of the Anzacs"

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Jon Stevens

Discography

Studio albums	Jezebel (1980) Jon Stevens (1982) Are U Satisfied (1993) Circle (1995) Ain't No Life For The Faint Hearted (2004) The Works (2005) Changing Times (2011) Testify! (2011) Woman (2015)

Soundtrack albums	Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Australian Cast Recording) (1992)

Singles	"Jezebel" "Montego Bay" "Don't Let Love Go" (with Sharon O'Neill) "Loving You (Is a Way of Life)" "Everything's Alright" (with John Farnham & Kate Ceberano) "Superstar" "Going Down" "I Wish It Would Rain" "Two Tribes" "(I Wanna) Testify"

Featured singles	"Last One Standing For You" (with The Black Sorrows) "Touch" (with Silver Sneakerz) "Spirit of the Anzacs" (with Lee Kernaghan, Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington)

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Jessica Mauboy

Studio albums
and singles

Been Waiting	"Running Back" "Burn" "Been Waiting" "Because" "Up/Down" "Let Me Be Me"

Get 'Em Girls	"Get 'Em Girls" "Saturday Night" "What Happened to Us" "Inescapable" "Galaxy"

Beautiful	"To the End of the Earth" "Pop a Bottle (Fill Me Up)" "Beautiful" "Never Be the Same" "Can I Get a Moment?" "The Day Before I Met You"

Live albums

The Journey

Soundtrack albums

The Secret Daughter: Songs from the Original TV Series

Extended plays

iTunes Session

Other singles

Concert tours

Films

Bran Nue Dae
The Sapphires (soundtrack)

Television

Australian Idol (season 4)
The Secret Daughter

Young Divas

Book
Category
Commons

Shannon Noll

Discography

Studio albums	That's What I'm Talking About Lift Turn It Up A Million Suns

Compilation albums	No Turning Back: The Story So Far What Matters the Most

Singles	"What About Me" "Drive" "Learn to Fly" "C'mon Aussie C'mon" "Shine" "Lift" "Now I Run" "Lonely" "Don't Give Up" "Loud" "In Pieces" "Everybody Needs a Little Help" "Summertime" "Switch Me On" "Spirit of the Anzacs"

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Commons

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