Better Be Home Soon
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| Single by Crowded House | |||||||||
| from the album Temple of Low Men | |||||||||
| B-side | Kill Eye | ||||||||
| Released | July 1988 | ||||||||
| Format | CD single Cassette single Vingle |
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| Recorded | 1988 | ||||||||
| Length | 3:07 | ||||||||
| Label | Capitol | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Neil Finn | ||||||||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom | ||||||||
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"Better Be Home Soon" 
Sample (help·info) is a 1988 song written by Neil Finn and performed by New Zealand/Australian band Crowded House. The song was released as a single in July 1988 by Capitol Records.[1] It performed modestly on both the American and British charts, but managed to peak at number two on the Australian charts. The song appeared on the album Temple of Low Men, which was also released in July 1988. In 2005, following drummer Paul Hester's death, Neil Finn performed the song solo at the ARIA Awards while a montage of Hester's life was played in the background.
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[edit] Notable performances
"Better Be Home Soon" was performed by Crowded House in their 1996 charity performance Farewell to the World. As a song commonly performed by the band, this was to be expected, however the end of this version featured a country or polka style double-time feeling at the end, possibly in joking retort to some criticisms of the song when initially released that it was a bit "country-ish". They also performed it as an encore at the Sydney Live Earth concert. At the 2005 ARIA Awards program, Neil Finn performed the song as a memorial to Paul Hester.
[edit] Cover versions
- Tim Minchin
- Kasey Chambers
- Donny Osmond
- The McCarters (peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1990)[2]
- George Canyon (peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in January 2011)[3]
- The Sleepy Jackson
[edit] Track listings
All songs written by Neil Finn. "Don't Dream It's Over" live performance from King Biscuit Flower Hour, The Trocadero, Philadelphia, 24 March 1987.
[edit] Single release
Released in UK as 7" vinyl and in US as cassette.
- "Better Be Home Soon"
- "Kill Eye"
[edit] EP release
Released in UK as CD and 12" vinyl.
- "Better Be Home Soon"
- "Don't Dream It's Over" (live)
- "Kill Eye"
[edit] Promotional release
Released as CD in US. Released as 12" vinyl in Brazil (33⅓ rpm one side, 45 rpm on other).
- "Better Be Home Soon"
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 31 |
| German Singles Chart | 59 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 8 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 42 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 18 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bailey, Marck; Comprehensive discography of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 264. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "George Canyon Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/artist/george-canyon/chart-history/464946?f=793&g=Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
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