Scar (song)

"Scar"
Single by Missy Higgins
from the album The Sound of White
B-side
  • "Casualty"
  • "Dancing Dirt into the Snow"
  • "The Cactus That Found the Beat"
Released2 August 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:36
LabelEleven
Composers
LyricistMissy Higgins
ProducerJohn Porter
Missy Higgins singles chronology
"Scar"
(2004)
"Ten Days"
(2004)

"Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven: A Music Company, it was released as the first single from Higgins' debut album, The Sound of White (2004). The single is her most successful thus far, entering the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number one and receiving a quadruple-platinum sales certification. It also charted in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 20 in January 2005. The song was mixed by 12-time Grammy winner Jay Newland. In 2025 the song was voted 4th in the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.