Elegantly Wasted

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Elegantly Wasted

Studio album by INXS
Released	April 4, 1997
Recorded	1996 & early 1997
Genre	Rock
Length	47:57
Label	Mercury Records
Producer(s)	Bruce Fairbairn with Andrew Farriss
All Music Guide link
INXS chronology
Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (1993)	Elegantly Wasted (1997)	Switch (2005)

Elegantly Wasted is the 10th studio album by the Australian rock band INXS. It was released on 15 April 1997 and is the final album recorded with lead singer Michael Hutchence who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room on November 22 of that year.

See Bang the Drum EP for two songs that didn't make the final cut of the album.

[edit] Track listing

"Show Me (Cherry Baby)" – 4:16
"Elegantly Wasted" – 4:32
"Everything" – 3:13
"Don't Lose Your Head" – 4:02
"Searching" – 4:04
"I'm Just a Man" – 4:48
"Girl on Fire" – 3:55
"We Are Thrown Together" – 5:36
"Shake the Tree" – 4:10
"She Is Rising" – 5:24
"Building Bridges" – 3:57
"Shine"

[edit] Singles

"Elegantly Wasted" (Mar 1997)
"Everything" (May 1997)
"Don't Lose Your Head" (September 1997)
"Searching" (never released)

[edit] Miscellanea

This was the last album with Michael Hutchence as the lead singer as he died on November 22, 1997.
Several of the band members of INXS considered this album to be some of their finest material.
The Japanese regular edition and Australian limited edition release of the album features the bonus track "Let It Ride".
Listen to the chorus of the song Elegantly Wasted and you hear the background vocals saying "I'm better than Oasis." Reference: the official INXS autobiography, INXS: Story to Story.