Great Wall (song)
Appearance
"Great Wall" | ||||
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![]() Original 1986 cover | ||||
Single by Boom Crash Opera | ||||
from the album Boom Crash Opera | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:46 4:59 (extended mix) | |||
Label | WEA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dale Ryder, Richard Pleasance, Greg O'Connor | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Brown | |||
Boom Crash Opera singles chronology | ||||
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"Great Wall" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera.[1] It was the first single from their self-titled 1987 album,[2] and reached number five on the Australian music charts.[3][4] Great Wall's lyrics reference the New South Wales Hume Weir (Dam).
At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song won Best Debut single.[5][6]
Track listing
- 7" single (7.258695)
- "Great Wall" (Dale Ryder) - 3:46
- "Caught Between Two Towns" (Peter Farnan) - 3:23
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart[7] | 5 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart[8] | 39 |
Personnel
- Drums – Peter Maslen
- Engineer – Chris Corr
- Guitar – Peter Farnan
- Guitar, Bass – Richard Pleasance
- Keyboards – Greg O'Connor
- Mastered By – Paul Ibbotson
- Vocals – Dale Ryder
References
- ^ Watt, Andrew (16 May 1986). "Crashing their way to success". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Stuart Coupe (4 October 1987). "Boom Crash Opera on the way". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Winstead, Kathleen (19 November 1990). "New band injects energetic musical jolt into pop". Kingman Daily Miner. Western News & Info. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Australian Music Database
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ David Kent's Australian Chart Book Archived 2016-03-05 at archive.today: based on the Kent Music Report
- ^ David Kent's Australian Chart Book Archived 2016-03-05 at archive.today: based on the Kent Music Report