"I'm an Individual"
Single by Mark "Jacko" Jackson
Released18 March 1985[1]
Songwriter(s)Robert Alexander Brown
Mark "Jacko" Jackson singles chronology
"I'm an Individual"
(1985)		 "My Brain Hurts"
(1985)

"I'm an Individual" is a novelty song released by former Australian football player Mark "Jacko" Jackson in March 1985.[1][2] Described as "a shouty rap", it reached number 15 nationally on the Australian popular music charts, and number two on the Victorian state chart.[3][2][4]

A follow-up single by Jackson, "Me Brain Hurts", was also released but did not achieve the same success.[4]

Fellow Australian football full-forward Warwick Capper is reputed to have recorded the single "I Only Take What's Mine" as a result of the success of "I'm an Individual".[4][5] The music video for "I Only Take What's Mine" includes footage of Capper throwing darts at a picture of Jackson.[4]

The song was featured in the 2012 play Barassi: The Stage Show.[6]

Track listing

Standard single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I’m an Individual"Robert Alexander Brown 

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 15

References

  1. 1 2 "Kent Music Report No 558 – 18 March 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  2. 1 2 Kloer, Phil (15 March 1988). "High-powered Jacko Bellows For Notice: 'Oi!'". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Australian ARIA Top 50 Chart – Week Ending 28th April, 1985". ARIA. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via Imgur.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jackson, Russell (28 May 2013). "The Joy of Six: when Aussie Rules footballers sing". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Woodhead, Cameron (28 September 2012). "Heartfelt tribute to AFL's larger-than-life mustachioed hero". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 September 2013.



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