Devil Inside (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| “Devil Inside” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||
| Single by INXS from the album Kick |
|||||
| Released | February 1988 | ||||
| Format | CD single 7" single 12" maxi Digital download |
||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:55 (single version) 5:11 (7" version) |
||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Producer | Chris Thomas | ||||
| INXS singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS's most well known songs.
The song was released as a single in February 1988.
The song is well remembered for its catchy riff and Michael Hutchence's whisper of the lyrics.
The song went to #2 on the Billboard 100 in the United States, #47 in the United Kingdom, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland and #6 in Australia.
Guitarist and saxophone player Kirk Pengilly stated in an interview that he did not like the music video for "Devil Inside," because he thought that it was "too American."
The video was filmed in Balboa, California and directed by Joel Schumacher.
The song was featured in the 2001 movie Rock Star.
[edit] Track listings
- 7" single
- "Devil Inside" (7" version (5:11) or single version (3:55))
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
- 12" maxi
- "Devil Inside" (6:36)
- "Devil Inside" (7" version (5:11) or single version (3:55))
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
- Cassette
- "Devil Inside" (remix version) (6:36)
- "Devil Inside" (7" version) (5:11)
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 6 |
| French Singles Chart | 20 |
| German Singles Chart | 33 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 25 |
| UK Singles Chart | 47 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 32 |
| US ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Devil Inside", in French Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
