Where the Wild Roses Grow
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| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue from the album Murder Ballads |
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| Released | October 1995: Worldwide | ||||
| Format | CD single: Worldwide Cassette single: Australia Vinyl single: United Kingdom |
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| Recorded | 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Rock – Alternative | ||||
| Length | 3:57 | ||||
| Label | Mute | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nick Cave | ||||
| Producer | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Tony Cohen Victor Van Vugt |
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| Certification | Gold (IFPI in Germany) | ||||
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| Kylie Minogue singles chronology | |||||
| "Where Is the Feeling?" (1995) |
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995) |
"Some Kind of Bliss" (1997) |
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"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is an alternative-rock song written by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' ninth album Murder Ballads (1996), and features guest vocals by Australian pop-singer Kylie Minogue. The song was produced by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the first single in the fall of 1995 and became the band's most successful single worldwide reaching #3 in Norway, the top five in Australia, and the top twenty in the United Kingdom, Germany and New Zealand. It also received a limited promotional release in the US.
The song was certified Gold in 1996 in Germany, despite never reaching the top ten in that country.[1]
Cave was inspired to write "Where the Wild Roses Grow" after listening to the traditional song, "The Willow Garden", a tale of a man courting a woman and killing her while they are out together.
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[edit] Music video plot
Minogue, as Eliza Day, is admired, then horrifically murdered by Nick Cave's character. He calls her the Wild Rose. Cave's character is entranced by Eliza's beauty and hates the idea of it fading, so he kills her in order to preserve the memory of her beauty forever. He visits her home, and becomes obsessed with her. The next day, he brings her a beautiful red rose, then asks her if she'd like to see where such beauty could come from. On the final day, he takes Eliza to the river, where he gives her a farewell kiss, then kills her with a rock. He then places her in the river where the wild roses grow, puts a rose in her mouth, and closes her terrified eyes. The video was shot by cinematographer Ali Asad who went on to collaborate with Minogue on more projects.
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Where the Wild Roses Grow".
[edit] European 2-Track CD Single
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
[edit] International CD Maxi
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
- "The Willow Garden"
[edit] Vinyl Single
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |
| Croatian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 5 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 37 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Single Chart.[2] | 12 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Israel Singles Chart | 1 |
| Denmark Singles Chart | 12 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 11 |
| Norway Singles Chart | 3 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 8 |
[edit] Sample
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[edit] Awards
- 1996 ARIA Awards: Single of the Year & Best Pop Release
[edit] Covers
- Covered in 2004 by Gregorian.
[edit] Other version
- Originally the part by Kylie Minogue was to be sung by the guitarist of The Bad Seeds, Blixa Bargeld. This version stayed unreleased until it saw the daylight on the compilation B-Sides & Rarities.
[edit] References
- Mixkylie.co.uk. Track listings and formats. Retrieved on April 3, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.com — official website.
- Kylie.com — official website.
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