My Mistake (Split Enz song)
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| "My Mistake" | ||||
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| Single by Split Enz | ||||
| from the album Dizrythmia | ||||
| B-side | "Crosswords" | |||
| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | Air Studios, London, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tim Finn Eddie Rayner | |||
| Producer(s) | Geoff Emerick Split Enz | |||
| Split Enz singles chronology | ||||
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"My Mistake" is a 1977 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in September 1977 as the lead single from their studio album Dizrythmia.
"My Mistake" was the first Split Enz song to achieve a top 20 chart position, peaking at #15 in Australia and #21 in the band's native New Zealand.[1]
Music video
The music video for "My Mistake" has a cabaret style. It begins with most of the group in front of a stage playing the music in a dimly lit amphitheatre. Tim Finn walks onto stage and begins to sing. The stage lights up eventually and all the band members can be seen. Throughout the video, Tim Finn performs 'magic tricks' assisted by editing (such as disappearing and appearing items). As is heard on the album version of the song, Finn then scats along with the trumpet solo performed by band member Robert Gillies. At the end of the video, while playing, Gillies' trumpet disappears, and Eddie Rayner's piano disappears as he's playing it.
Track listing
UK 12" vinyl
- Side A
- "My Mistake" - 2:56
- "Crosswords" - 3:21
- Side B
- "The Woman Who Loves You" - 6:46
Standard 7" vinyl
- "My Mistake" - 2:40
- "Crosswords" - 3:21
Cover versions
The Panda Band covered the song in 2006 on Australian youth radio station Triple J's Like a Version segment.
Personnel
All members of the performing personnel feature in the music video for "My Mistake".
- Tim Finn - vocals
- Neil Finn - backing vocals, guitars
- Eddie Rayner - piano
- Noel Crombie - percussion
- Robert Gillies - trumpet
- Malcolm Green - drums
- Nigel Griggs - bass
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 15 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 21 |
References
- ^ "My Mistake / Crosswords : Split Enz : October 1977". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Split Enz – My Mistake". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 November 2020.