Big Jet Plane


"Big Jet Plane" is a song written by Australian singer and songwriter Angus Stone. Angus Stone originally recorded the song under the name "Lady of the Sunshine" for his 2009 album Smoking Gun. It was then re-recorded by Stone and his sister Julia, as the duo Angus & Julia Stone.

Angus and Julia Stone version

"Big Jet Plane" was re-recorded by Angus & Julia Stone and released in May 2010 as the third single from the duo's second studio album Down the Way. The song peaked at number 21 in Australia and has been certified platinum. Additionally, the song has peaked inside the 40 in New Zealand, France and Belgium.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, "Big Jet Plane" won the ARIA Award for Single of the Year. On 26 January 2011, the song was voted number 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010. On 14 March 2020, the song was voted number 9 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s.
It gained additional success, especially in Europe, when it was remixed in 2011 as a house track by Australian DJs Goodwill and Hook N Sling, under the title "Take You Higher".

Track listing

  1. "Big Jet Plane" – 3:42
  2. "Living on a Rainbow" – 4:48
  3. "My Malakai" – 3:05
  4. "You're the One That I Want" – 3:14

    Chart performance

The week following the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the song made a massive leap from #47 to #21 on the ARIA Chart, giving the song its peak position in its 22nd week of release. In total the song has spent 33 weeks in Australia's ARIA Charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Cover versions

covered the song at the 2011 Apra Music Awards. Goodwill and Hook N Sling remixed the song and renamed it "Take You Higher". Also in 2011, Jan Blomqvist covered and recreated an electronic version of the song.
In November 2015, Australian rapper Tuka and Thelma Plum covered the song for Triple J Like a Version, modifying the song with substantial additional verse lyrics. Tuka's cover was voted at 81 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2015.

Alok and Mathieu Koss Version

In September 2017, Brazilian DJ and producer Alok and French DJ/producer Mathieu Koss made a cover of the song. This new Dance version reached the 1st place in the top100 on iTunes and Shazam in Brazil. It will be placed in many national airplay charts: in France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Russia and many more. This version as gained more than 200 million streams on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. In 2018 Big Jet Plane was nominated for the Best Video Clip of the Year in the MTV Millennial Awards.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Brasil Hot 100 76
Ultratop
19

Appearances in media

The song can be heard in TV series such as 90210, One Tree Hill, Parenthood, and Suits] It also appears on the soundtrack of French film Romantics Anonymous. A music video featuring scenes from the film was released on 9 November 2010. The song is featured in the film The Edge of Seventeen. It is also playing on the radio in a scene in the film Easy A.
The song is also featured in Season 5, Episode 6 of the TV series Suits.
The duo performed the song on French television show Taratata on 19 May 2010.
The song is heard in a Maybelline Fit Me commercial.