Burn for You (INXS song)
| "Burn for You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by INXS | ||||
| from the album The Swing | ||||
| B-side | "Johnson's Aeroplane" | |||
| Released | 26 July 1984 | |||
| Format | 45 rpm | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Length |
4:59 (album version) 4:26 (single edit) 6:09 (12" extended version) | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | |||
| Producer(s) | Nile Rodgers | |||
| INXS singles chronology | ||||
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"Burn for You" is a song by Australian rock band INXS on the band's fourth album The Swing.[1] It was the third single from the album, and reached #3 on the ARIA Charts.[2]
A live version of the song appeared on the 1991 live album Live Baby Live.[3]
Track listing
7" single Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn for You" | M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[4] | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Johnson's Aeroplane" | A. Farris[5] | 4:39 |
12"/CD Maxi single Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn for You" (Extended remix) | M. Hutchence, A. Farriss | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Burn for You" (Remix) | M. Hutchence, A. Farriss | 3:38 |
| 3. | "I Send a Message" (Extended remix) | M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[6] | 4:46 |
Video
The video was filmed by Richard Lowenstein, over a week of the band while on tour in the style of a home movie,[7] in Mackay in North Queensland.[8] Hutchence asked Lowenstein to come to Queensland to direct after seeing his work on the video for the Hunters & Collectors single "Talking to a Stranger".[9] It was the first of fifteen videos that Lowenstein directed for the band.[8] The video won Best Promotional Video at the 1984 Countdown Music and Video Awards, while the band won Best Group Performance in a Video.[10] On 20 April 1986 they won three further Countdown awards for 1985.[11]
References
- ↑ "Promo Videos - Burn for You". inxs.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Hutchence Discography • INXS Discography". michaelhutchence.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Live Baby Live – INXS". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ ""Burn for You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ ""Johnson's Aeroplane" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ ""I Send a Message" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ INXS Publications (2010). INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743290029.
- 1 2 "Richard Lowenstein to direct Michael Hutchence movie biopic". news.com.au. News Ltd. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Milliken, Robert (5 April 1998). "The Death of a Rock Star". The Independent (UK).
- ↑ "Countdown Archives – 1985 – 25 May 1985". baseportal.com. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ↑ "Countdown Archives – 1986 – 20 April 1986". baseportal.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
