Five in a Row (1989 song)
| "Five in a Row" | ||||
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| Single by The D-Generation | ||||
| from the album The Satanic Sketches | ||||
| B-side | "Pissweak Quiz Show Sketch" | |||
| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner | |||
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"Five in a Row" was a 1989 single by Australian comedy team, The D-Generation. It was released in November 1989 and reached a peak position of number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] It was co-written by The D-Generation members, Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, and Tom Gleisner.[2] Music written and produced by Colin Setches and John Grant.
The song and its accompanying music video parodied five Australian musicians: John Farnham (played by Rob Sitch), Jimmy Barnes (played by Santo Cilauro), Kylie Minogue (played by Jane Kennedy), Little River Band, and James Reyne (played by John Harrison). On the recording, the voice of Farnham was taken by a very young Jack Jones (Irwin Thomas), the voice of Barnes was John Brown, all of LRB's voices were Colin Setches, with Jane Kennedy doing Kylie, and John Harrison singing James Reyne. Drums by Angus Burchall (Farnham band), bass by Roger McLachlan (LRB, Pyramid, Farnham), guitars by Irwin Thomas, and all keyboards, programming and arrangements by John Grant. Recorded at AAV Studio 1, South Melbourne, engineered, mixed and co-produced by Ross Cockle.
Track listing
- "Five in a Row"
- "Pissweak Quiz Show Sketch"
Charts
| Chart (1989/1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 12 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The D-Generation". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "'Five in a Row' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "The D-Generation – Five in a Row". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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