Original Sin (INXS song)
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| Single by INXS | ||||
| from the album The Swing | ||||
| B-side | "Jan's Song" / "To Look at You" | |||
| Released | December 1983 | |||
| Format | 45 rpm | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:19 (album version) 3:49 (single edit) |
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| Label | WEA | |||
| Writer(s) | Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss | |||
| Producer | Nile Rodgers | |||
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"Original Sin" is a hit single by Australian rock group INXS released in 1984 on their fourth album The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers.
It was released as a single in the U.S. in December 1983,[1][2] where it reached No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. In Australia, it reached No. 1 in 1984,[3] and became an international hit during that year.
Singer Daryl Hall sings the chorus along with Hutchence. According to an interview done in Australia, Hall says Nile Rodgers called him up and asked him to sing on the song.[citation needed] Rodgers had produced the song "Adult Education" for Hall and Oates the previous year.
The music video was set in Japan and features INXS singing the song arriving on motorbikes, as a fairground is set up and taken down around them, all brought in and removed with large trucks.
In 2010, INXS teamed up with American vocalist Rob Thomas and Cuban female rapper DJ Yalediys to rerecord "Original Sin", this time as a dance single. The single is featured in the 2010 INXS tribute album Original Sin.[4]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Tracks | 43 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs[5] | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://inxsweb.com/discography/singles/swing_s.shtml#11
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/531781
- ^ http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/AUST/84.htm
- ^ from Youtube October 25, 2010
- ^ "Chart Highlights: Adult Contemporary, Country Songs & More". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media). http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-adult-contemporary-country-1005198052.story. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
| Preceded by "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single 30 January 1984 – 6 February 1984 |
Succeeded by "Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar |
