Death Defying
| "Death Defying" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Mars Needs Guitars! | ||||
| A-side | "Death Defying" | |||
| B-side | "Turkey Dinner" | |||
| Released | February, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:19 | |||
| Label | Big Time | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Faulkner | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Fisher | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology | ||||
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"Death Defying" was a single by iconic[1][2] Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus. It was released on Big Time Records in February, 1986; and was written by Dave Faulkner.[3] "Turkey Dinner" (B side), was also written by Faulkner.[3] The single peaked at No. 43 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[4]
"One of my favourite songs I've written... I have vivid memories of shooting the video in Kakadu National Park after having awoken to see the news footage of the Challenger Space Shuttle exploding during take-off." - Dave Faulkner.[5]
Track listing
- "Death Defying" (Dave Faulkner) — 3:19
- "Turkey Dinner" (Faulkner) — 4:14
Personnel
Credited to:[6]
- James Baker — drums
- Clyde Bramley — bass, backing vocals
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar
- Mark Kingsmill — drums, cymbals
- Brad Shepherd — guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Producer — Charles Fisher
- Engineer — John Bee
- Mastering — Don Bartley
References
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- ^ Pope, Mark (7 May 2007). "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ Ryan (bulion), Gary (5 July 2008). "ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
- ^ "Discogs entry on Mars Needs Guitars!". Retrieved 26 January 2008.