History Never Repeats

"History Never Repeats" was a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1981 Waiata album. The song remains one of their most popular.^[1] The video was one of the first to be played on MTV upon its launch in 1981. In 2001 the song was voted by members of APRA as the 57th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.

The guitar bridge in this song, played by Neil Finn, was originally featured in an old Phil Judd song, "Bergen Aan Zee". The band only played the latter song live.

Track listings

Australasian release

"History Never Repeats" - 3:00
"Holy Smoke"

International release

Released in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal with different artwork and track listings.

UK/Portugal Track Listing

"History Never Repeats" - 3:00
"Shark Attack (Live)"
"What's The Matter With You (Live)"

Netherlands/Spain Track Listing

"History Never Repeats" - 3:00
"What's The Matter With You (Live)"

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[2]	#4
New Zealand Singles Chart^[3]	#5
UK Singles Chart^[4]	#63
US Mainstream Rock^[5]	#33

Personnel

Notes

↑
↑ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W. (1993). ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "New Zealand Charts". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
↑ "UK Chart Stats". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
↑ "All Music.com". Retrieved 13 July 2011.

External resources

Music video

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Split Enz

Tim Finn Phil Judd Neil Finn Eddie Rayner Nigel Griggs Noel Crombie Mike Chunn Miles Golding Mike Howard Wally Wilkinson Robert Gillies Geoff Chunn Emlyn Crowther Malcolm Green Paul Hester

Lineup chronology	List of Split Enz band members

Studio albums	Mental Notes Second Thoughts Dizrythmia Frenzy True Colours Waiata / Corroboree Time and Tide Conflicting Emotions See Ya 'Round

Compilations	The Beginning of the Enz Enz of an Era The Split Enz Collection 1973 – 1984 History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz Oddz and Enz Rear Enz The Best of Split Enz The Gold Collection Spellbound The Collection: The Best of the Early Years Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes

Live albums	The Living Enz Anniversary Extravagenza

DVDs	Split Enz One Out of the Bag

Singles	"For You" "Sweet Talkin' Spoon Song" "No Bother to Me" "Maybe" "Late Last Night" "Matinee Idyll" "Another Great Divide" "My Mistake" "Bold as Brass" "I See Red" "Give It a Whirl" "Things" "I Got You" "I Hope I Never" "Nobody Takes Me Seriously" "What's The Matter With You" "Poor Boy" "One Step Ahead" "History Never Repeats" "I Don't Wanna Dance" "Hard Act To Follow" "Iris" "Dirty Creature" "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" "Hello Sandy Allen" "Next Exit" "Strait Old Line" "Message to My Girl" "I Wake Up Every Night" "I Walk Away" "One Mouth Is Fed"

Related articles	ENZSO Crowded House The Finn Brothers Schnell Fenster She Will Have Her Way

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