Blue Sky Mine
Blue Sky Mine is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil released in 1990 as the first single from their album Blue Sky Mining. It peaked at No. 8 in the ARIA Singles Chart,[1] No. 7 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart in Canada, No. 25 in the French Top 50,[2] No. 66 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on both the Billboard Album Rock and Modern Rock charts.
The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases.[3][4][5] The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining company (CSR), the owner of the mines.
Track listing
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1. |
"Blue Sky Mine" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[6] |
4:18 |
2. |
"Wedding Cake Island" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rostey, P. Gifford[8] |
3:15 |
3. |
"Blossom and Blood" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rostey, P. Gifford[9] |
4:35 |
Total length: |
12:08 |
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Charts
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| Charting singles |
- 1978
- "Powderworks"
- "Run by Night"
- 1979
- "Cold Cold Change"
- 1980
- "Back On The Borderline"
- "Section 5 (Bus To Bondi)"
- 1981
- "Don't Wanna Be the One"
- "Armistice Day"
- 1982
- "Power and the Passion"
- "Read About It"
- 1983
- "US Forces"
- 1984
- "When the Generals Talk"
- 1985
- "Best Of Both Worlds"
- 1986
- "The Dead Heart"
- 1987
- "Beds Are Burning"
- " Put Down that Weapon"
- "Dreamworld"
- 1990
- "Blue Sky Mine"
- "Forgotten Years"
- "King of the Mountain"
- "Bedlam Bridge"
- 1991
- "One Country"
- 1992
- "Scream In Blue (Live)"
- "Sometimes"
- 1993
- "Truganini"
- "My Country"
- "In the Valley"
- "Drums of Heaven"
- "Outbreak of Love"
- 1996
- "Underwater"
- "Surf's Up Tonight"
- 1998
- "Redneck Wonderland"
- "White Skin Black Heart"
- "Cemetery In My Mind"
- 2000
- "The Real Thing"
- 2002
- "Golden Age"
- "Too Much Sunshine"
- "Mosquito March"
- "Luritja Way"
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