# Stacking Chairs

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Stacking Chairs
| cover      = Stacking_Chairs_by_Middle_Kids.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Middle Kids](/source/Middle_Kids)
| album      = [Today We're the Greatest](/source/Today_We're_the_Greatest)
| released   = 5 March 2021
| recorded   =
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| length     =
| label      = Middle Kids, [UMA](/source/Universal_Music_Australia)
| writer     = Hannah Joy, Tim Fritz
| producer   = [Lars Stalfors](/source/Lars_Stalfors)
| prev_title = Cellophane (Brain)
| prev_year  = 2025
| next_title = Today We're the Greatest
| next_year  = 2025
| misc       =
}}

"'''Stacking Chairs'''" is a song by Australian group [Middle Kids](/source/Middle_Kids) released on 5 March 2021 as the fourth single from the group's second studio album, ''[Today We're the Greatest](/source/Today_We're_the_Greatest)''.

In a statement, Hannah Joy said the song is a reflection on marriage to bandmate Tim Fitz, saying, "Going on the journey of marriage with Tim has been profound. It is very liberating having someone see you in your entirety and stay. Tim embodies that kind of 'stacking chairs' love – he's not just about the party. He's around afterward when I'm tired and ugly and loves me in those moments."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/listen-to-middle-kids-new-single-stacking-chairs/ |title= Listen to Middle Kids' Powerful New Single "Stacking Chairs"|website=[Music Feeds](/source/Music_Feeds)|date=4 March 2021|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dominomusic.com/news/us/middle-kids-release-new-song-stacking-chairs-today-were-the-greatest-out-march-19|title=Middle Kids release new song "Stacking Chairs"; 'Today We're The Greatest' out March 19|website=Domino Music|date=4 March 2021|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref>

The W.A.M. Bleakley directed music video was released in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/middle-kids-share-music-video-for-stacking-chairs-3022832|title= Middle Kids share music video for "Stacking Chairs"|website=[NME](/source/NME)|date=19 August 2021|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref>

The song polled at number 39 in the [Triple J Hottest 100, 2021](/source/Triple_J_Hottest_100%2C_2021). The song was certified gold in Australia in 2025.

==Reception==
In an album review, Sose Fuamoli from ''[Double J](/source/Double_J_(radio_station))'' called it the "candid and intimate highlight" of the album, saying "The single is classic Middle Kids; it's everything we know and love about the Sydney band. Vivid strokes of melody are painted beautifully as Hannah Joy's candid and intimate lyricism shines."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/new-music-middle-kids-stacking-chairs/13272094 |title="Stacking Chairs" is a candid and intimate highlight of Middle Kids' new LP |website=[Double J](/source/Double_J_(radio_station))|date=26 March 2021|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref>

==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Middle Kids|title=Stacking Chairs|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2025}}
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==References==
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Category:Middle Kids songs
Category:2021 singles
Category:2021 songs

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