Melb Band Cookin' On 3 Burners Crack UK Charts While No One Is Looking

Australia's foremost Hammond organ fans, Cookin' On 3 Burners, are enjoying something of a Europe-led surge in stature at the moment following their recent collaboration with French producer Kungs.

In the months since the release of This Girl — under the moniker Kungs Vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners — the track has hit massive heights in Europe, soaring to #1 in France back in March as well as hitting the top five (at #4) on Germany's official charts this month. This is in addition to its #1 peaks on the French and German iTunes charts (it hit #21 in Australia, #20 in Italy and #11 in the UK) to date, as well as its top-40 chart result (#31) at home.

Even though it's been making its presence known for a couple of months now, This Girl (which shares its name with the Cookin' On 3 Burners song from which it takes its roots) has another accolade to add to the team-up's collective cap, having now broken the top 100 on the official UK charts to land at #91. Sure, it's down the bottom end, but it's still several places higher than the next-highest new face (Drake, Redemption, #99). And it's the UK charts, people.

It's hard to overstate just how popular this track has been around the continent since its release; it was even Track Of The Day on BBC Radio 1 recently, and is the core tentpole of Kungs' current European tour, taking him to stages around France as well as in Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and other countries.

Hear both versions (Cookin' On 3 Burners' original, featuring Kylie Auldist on vocals, and the Kungs Vs Cookin' On 3 Burners do-over) below.