Switch (INXS album)

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Switch

Studio album by INXS
Released	November 29, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock, Alternative Rock
Length	44:04
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	Guy Chambers
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INXS chronology
Elegantly Wasted (1997)	Switch (2005)

Switch is the 11th studio album by the Australian rock band INXS. It was released on November 29, 2005. It is notable for being the first album recorded with new lead singer J.D. Fortune since the November 1997 death of Michael Hutchence.

1 History
- 1.1 2006 Re-issues
2 Track listing
- 2.1 Original Version
3 Singles
4 External links

[edit] History

The first single released from Switch was "Pretty Vegas", written by J.D. Fortune and Andrew Farriss. It was released exclusively through iTunes Music Store on October 4, 2005 for two weeks, where it ranked as high as #4 on the top downloaded songs list. The first two singles, "Pretty Vegas" and "Afterglow" were able to reach the top 10 in the U.S. charts while the third single, "Devil's Party" failed to chart in the U.S. but reached #10 in Canada.

In an interview with saxophone and guitarist player, Kirk Pengilly, the last song in the track listing for Switch, "God's Top Ten" is dedicated to Michael Hutchence and his daughter Heavenly Hiranni Tiger Lily. It paints Michael as a "wild colonial boy, drifting with the stars". "God's Top Ten" is currently a single in Poland only to promote the album.

The song "Afterglow" is dedicated to Michael.

Through different US digital service providers, the album has bonus tracks. iTunes USA will exclusively carry a non-album cut entitled 'Let's Ride' as well as a digital booklet; MSN will feature a different bonus track entitled 'Amateur Night'; Real Rhapsody will carry the familiar 'Easy Easy' and Yahoo! Music will host a new mix of 'Devil's Party'. After each DSP's period of exclusivity, the whole package will be made available across all providers.

Upon its release INXS was praised for recapturing their old magic, but some critics commented Fortune may have relied too much on Hutchence's signature style of singing rather than adopting his own. [see review below]

[edit] 2006 Re-issues

On April 14, 2006, a "DualDisc" version of the album was released in Australia. The CD audio side of the disc features the album in full. The DVD side contains all 11 songs in enhanced stereo, "The Making of Switch" and the "Pretty Vegas" music video. Then on August 4, 2006, a "Tour Edition" was also released in Australia with different cover art and a bonus disc featuring "Pretty Vegas", "Hot Girls", "Hungry" and "Devil's Party" all recorded live in Canada, plus music videos for "Pretty Vegas", "Afterglow" and "Perfect Strangers". "The Making of Switch" video documentary (30 min) was also added.

October 16, 2006, saw the release of a "UK Edition" with different cover art and featured extra tracks: "Taste It (Live)", "Never Let You Go (Digital Dog Remix)", and "Afterglow (Redanka's Afterdark Remix)"; plus the "Afterglow" music video.