Taste It

"Taste It"
Single by INXS
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are
Released	14 November 1992
Format	CD single, 7", Cassette
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:26
Label	Atlantic (U.S.) Mercury Eastwest
Writer(s)	Andrew Farriss Michael Hutchence
Producer	Mark Opitz, INXS
INXS singles chronology
"Not Enough Time" (1992) "Taste It" (1992) "Beautiful Girl" (1993)

"Taste It" is the fourth single from the 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are, by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence.

The lyrics were written by Michael and reflect "the scars" of an accident a year prior to making the song. While riding home from a nightclub in Copenhagen, an altercation with a taxi driver resulted in him falling and hitting his head on the pavement, sustaining serious injuries. As a result the singer was said to have suffered a loss of his sense of smell and taste. The song talks about Michael's inability to taste and the struggles of coming to terms with losing his sense of it.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralph Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.

Track listings

7" single INXS23 Mercury/UK

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Light the Planet"

CD5 maxi single INXCD23 Mercury/UK

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
3. "Not Enough Time" (Ralphi Rosario Mix)
4. "Light the Planet"

CD5 maxi single INXCB23 Mercury/UK

1. "Taste It" (Youth Acapella Mix)
2. "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk Mix)
3. "Disappear" (Morales Mix)
4. "Bitter Tears" (Lorimer 12" Mix)

CD5 864 685-2 Mercury/Germany

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
3. "Light the Planet"
4. "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk Mix)

CD5 45099-1293-2 EastWest/Australia

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
3. "Not Enough Time"

CD single 7-87409-2 Atlantic/US

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Questions (No Vocals)"

CD3 WMD5-4123 WEA/Japan

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)

Cassette single INXMC23 Mercury/UK

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "Light the Planet"

Cassette single 7-87409-4 Atlantic/US

1. "Taste It" (LP version)
2. "11th Revolution"

Charts

The song reached #21 in the UK and #37 on the Australian charts. In the United States, it reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	36
UK Singles Chart	21
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	5