Devil Inside (INXS song)
"Devil Inside" | ||||
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![]() Cover art for Australian edition | ||||
Single by INXS | ||||
from the album Kick | ||||
B-side | "On the Rocks" | |||
Released | February 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:55 (Single Version) 5:11 (Album Version) | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
INXS singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Devil Inside" on YouTube |
"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS's best known songs.
It was released as a single in February 1988. The song was most successful in the US, going to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. "Devil Inside" then went on to peak at #47 in the United Kingdom, #20 in France, #25 in Ireland, #6 in Australia and #3 in Canada.
Guitarist and saxophone player Kirk Pengilly stated in an interview that he did not like the music video for "Devil Inside," because he thought that it was "too American."[citation needed]
The video was filmed in Balboa, California and directed by Joel Schumacher.[citation needed]
The song was featured in the film Rock Star and TV show Hindsight.[citation needed]
On 19 March 2014, HBO released the final trailer for the fourth season of Game of Thrones, featuring London Grammar's version of "Devil Inside".[1]
Track listings[edit]
- 7" single
- "Devil Inside" (7" Version (5:11) or Single Version (3:55))
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
- 12" maxi
- "Devil Inside" (Remix Version) (6:36)
- "Devil Inside" (7" Version (5:11) or Single Version (3:55))
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
- CDS
- "Devil Inside" (Remix Version) (6:36)
- "Devil Inside" (7" Version) (5:11)
- "On the Rocks" (3:05)
Charts[edit]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart[2] | 6 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] | 3 |
French Singles Chart[4] | 20 |
German Singles Chart[5] | 33 |
Irish Singles Chart[6] | 25 |
UK Singles Chart[7] | 47 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 32 |
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1988) | Position |
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United States (Billboard)[9][10] | 46 |
Canada (RPM)[11] | 24 |
References[edit]
- ^ "New 'Game Of Thrones' Season 4 Trailer Shows Off Fury & Fiery Dragons | The Playlist". blogs.indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13th March, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 19 June 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. ARIA licensed the Australian Music Report chart between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8939." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 7 May 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Devil Inside", in French Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 28 March 2008)
- ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 28 March 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 28 March 2008)
- ^ UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved 28 March 2008)
- ^ "Devil Inside" - INXS: Chart History. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ "1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 52. 24 December 1988. p. Y-20.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1988". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles of '88 (page 9) - December 24, 1988" (PDF).