Blue Sky Mine
| "Blue Sky Mine" | ||||
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| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album Blue Sky Mining | ||||
| Released | February 1990 | |||
| Format | 7", 12", CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Bones Hillman | |||
| Producer(s) | Midnight Oil, Wayne Livesy | |||
| Midnight Oil singles chronology | ||||
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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
| 7" version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Blue Sky Mine" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[6] | 4:20 |
| 2. | "You May Not Be Released" | R. Hirst, Moginie, P. Garrett, Rotsey, W. Stevens[7] | 3:40 |
Total length: |
8:00 | ||
| 12" version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 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 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
| Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 66 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
| US Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 1 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
- List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s
References
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Midnight Oil – 'Blue Sky Mine'". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Midnight Oil – 'Blue Sky Mine'". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.asbestosdiseases.org.au/asbestosinfo/wittenoom_tragedies.htm
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r13029
- ↑ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/scotland/travel-tips-and-articles/76715
- 1 2 "'Blue Sky Mine' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "'You May Not Be Released' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "'Wedding Cake Island' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "'Blossom and Blood' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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