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In June, 2007 the band won an [[APRA Awards|APRA award]] - 'Most Performed Urban Work' for "Get Up Outta the Dirt".<ref>[http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/070606_Winners.pdf 2007 APRA Award winners]</ref> The group then released "Nothin Much Happens" as a single in October 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue82/TheScoop.htm|title=Butterfingers & Warners split|work=The Scoop|publisher=The Blurb Magazine|date=October 2007|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> which landed on [[Triple J]]'s "hit list" of songs receiving medium to high rotation.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music/hitlist_artist.htm 2007 Triple J hitlist], access date: 7 January 2008.</ref> A music video was produced for this song and was played on ''[[jtv]]'',<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/jtv/txt/2007/2063977.htm jtv playlist (October 2007)]</ref> and on ''[[Rage (TV program)|rage]]''<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/rage/archive/s2080273.htm rage playlist (November 2007)]</ref>, and also ''[[Video Hits (Australian TV series)|Video Hits]]''.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}
 
Currently the band is in hiatus, with lead vocalist, Eddie Jacobson, performing with Brisbane-based punk band, Spitfire Liar.<ref name="Dwarf">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/eddie_jacobson_butterfingers_and_beyond|title=Eddie Jacobson: Butterfingers and beyond|date=20 July 2009|last=Millman|first=Audrey|publisher=TheDwarf.com.au|accessdate=4 May 2010}}</ref> Jacobson is has also recleasedreleased a solo single under the name "Evil Eddie" <ref> http://theaureview.com/the-goss/former-butterfingers-front-man-evil-eddie-releases-new-single-queensland</ref><ref>http://www.evileddie.com/</ref>.{{quote|To be honest, I’m really gonna focus on the solo thing as much as possible, the other things are all collaborative; the solo thing is gonna be similar to what Butterfingers has previously sounded like. I was submitting a lot of the music for Butterfingers, I haven’t finished it all yet.|Eddie Jacobson<ref name="Dwarf"/>}}
 
==Members==