Perkins later said, "The song is all based around the lines: 'Gonna send you back to wherever the hell it was you came.

[2] "The Honeymoon Is Over" was polled a number 9 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1993; the highest placing by an Australian artist.

From the blown gasket sound at the start, to the spine-tingling surf-crashing guitar licks, it takes you from the desert to the sea via a raging bust up.

"[4] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "The Honeymoon Is Over" was ranked number 96.

[5] Junkee described it as, " rich, laquered oak table of a rock belter that features everything from a scat chorus to a sea of tendrils for a guitar part.