Downhearted
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| Single by Australian Crawl | ||||
| from the album The Boys Light Up | ||||
| B-side | "Way I've Been" | |||
| Released | May, 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Writer(s) | Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough | |||
| Producer | David Briggs | |||
| Australian Crawl singles chronology | ||||
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"Downhearted" is the third single released by iconic[1] Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their debut album The Boys Light Up. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough and Bill McDonough.[2] All three songwriters had been bandmates in The Flatheads, but at the time only Bill McDonough was a member of The Crawl.[3]
"Downhearted" was released in May, 1980 and reached #12 on the Australian Singles Chart in July, 1980.[4]
Different B-sides were released in different markets.[5] Australian B-side was "Way I've Been" written by The Crawl member Brad Robinson and his father James Robinson.[2] James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice.[6] Canadian B-side was "Indisposed" was co-written by the Robinsons with James Reyne and Bill McDonough.[2] The song describes the car accident which resulted in Reyne breaking both wrists immediately before they recorded their first single "Beautiful People" (1979).[7] The B-side for the UK release was "Letter From Zimbabwe" (Reyne).[2]
"Downhearted" was covered by Dutch prog rock band Solution and appeared on their 1982 album Runaway. Australian pop singer John Farnham sang it on his 2005 covers album I Remember When I Was Young.
[edit] Track listing
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough)[2] – 3:09
- "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson)[2] – 2:17
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak Position [4] |
Weeks In |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 12 | 17 |
[edit] References
- ^ "1996: 10th Annual ARIA Awards". ARIA. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1996. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/australiancrawl.html. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Australian Crawl music albums". GEMM. http://gemm.com/q.cgi?rb=AMWS&artist=Australian%20Crawl. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry". Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing. http://www.memorabletv.com/musicworld/ozrock/atob.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Countdown Club entry on Australian Crawl". ABC. http://www.countdown.com.au/the_music.asp?Page=&ArtistID=28. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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