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This article is about the Missy Higgins song. For other songs, see Scar (disambiguation).

"Scar"
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album The Sound of White
B-side
  • "Casualty"
  • "Dancing Dirt into the Snow"
  • "The Cactus That Found the Beat"
Released2 August 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:36
LabelEleven
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Missy Higgins
Producer(s)John Porter
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"Scar"
(2004) 		"Ten Days"
(2004)

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven: A Music Company, it was released as the first single from Higgins' debut album, The Sound of White (2004). The single is her most successful thus far, entering the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number one and receiving a quadruple-platinum sales certification. It also charted in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 20 in January 2005. The song was mixed by 12-time Grammy winner Jay Newland. In 2025 the song was voted 4th in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.[1]

Background

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Following the song’s 4th place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, Higgins shared that the song was written as a response to negative experiences she had had with collaborators in the music industry.

It was the song I wrote when I was 19 about some bad experiences I had with different people I was collaborating with, who were trying to make my music into something else. And trying to make me sound a certain way and appear a certain way, and just people in the industry that I’d come across that were, you know, trying to squeeze a triangle through a circle or whatever it is I say. So, you know, it’s a song about staying true to who you are and not letting anyone else, you know, pretend that they know what’s best for you.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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Nominations

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Track listing

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Australian CD single[5][6]

  1. "Scar" – 3:34
  2. "Casualty" – 4:12
  3. "Dancing Dirt into the Snow" – 3:26
  4. "The Cactus That Found the Beat" – 2:02

Personnel

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Personnel are lifted from the Australian CD single liner notes.[5]

  • Missy Higgins – lyrics, music, vocals
  • Kevin Griffin – music
  • John Porter – production
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineering
  • Jay Newland – mixing
  • Don Bartley – mastering
  • Cathie Glassby – artwork design
  • Adrienne Overall – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 4× Platinum 280,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 2 August 2004 CD Eleven [11]
United States 6 June 2005 Triple A radio Reprise [12]
13 February 2006 Hot adult contemporary radio [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Countdown #1 to #100 - Hottest 100 Australian Songs". triple j. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ^ @MissyHigginsOfficial on 'scar' landing at #4 in the #hottest100 of australian songs #ausmusic. Retrieved 27 July 2025 – via www.youtube.com.
  3. ^ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ "2005 Winners – APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b Scar (Australian CD EP liner notes). Missy Higgins. Eleven: A Music Company. 2004. ELEVENCD26.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ a b "Missy Higgins – Scar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Missy Higgins – Scar". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Missy Higgins Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 02/08/2004" (PDF). ARIA. 2 August 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1609. 3 June 2005. p. 19. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. ^ "AC – Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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