Pub Feed


"Pub Feed" is a song by Australian punk rock band the Chats, released on 22 March 2019 as the second single to their debut studio album, High Risk Behaviour. It is described as an "anthem to the glorious pub feed", and it was praised for its snapshot of Australian culture. The song's release was supported by a music video and the national Pub Feed Tour from May to June 2019. The track polled at number 21 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019. It was certified gold in Australia in April 2024.

Release and promotion

In March 2019, the Chats announced their signing to Universal Music. Later that week, the band premiered "Pub Feed" on youth radio station Triple J's local music segment, Home and Hosed. The track was officially released the next day, on 22 March 2019, alongside a music video directed by Matt Weston, featuring Jack Griffith of Pist Idiots. It became the weekly feature video on Rage.
The Chats embarked on the national Pub Feed Tour from May 2019. In the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019, the track polled at number 21. The band also performed "Pub Feed" on Australian breakfast TV show Today in February 2020. Writing for Junkee, Joseph Earp called it "a chaotic interview, ended with an even more chaotic performance."

Reception

Sonically, "Pub Feed" features "heavy guitars, smashing drums and booming bass" alongside the band's "signature Aussie banter". Its lyricism was compared that of their viral 2017 single "Smoko". Writing for Life Without Andy, Harry Webber wrote "Pub Feed" is the "homage to schnitties, rump steak, and pies that we never knew we needed." Tyler Jenke of Tone Deaf said "you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more Aussie tune than this one." For Happy Mag, Mia Hull wrote the track was a "sonically and lyrically masterful ode."

In popular culture

Australian thrash metal band Hidden Intent released a cover of "Pub Feed" in 2020. Its music video featured a webcam video collage of the band and their friends "craving a pub feed" while in COVID-19 isolation. In 2022, as part of the tribute album ReWiggled, Australian children's band the Wiggles covered "Pub Feed", while the Chats covered "Can You ".