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"Science Fiction"
Song
A-side"Science Fiction"
B-side"I'll Make You Happy"

"Science Fiction" is a song by Australian rock/new wave group Divinyls, which was the lead single from their first studio album Desperate.[1][2][3] Released in November 1982, "Science Fiction", peaked at No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[4] The B-side, "I'll Make You Happy" was a cover of The Easybeats 1966 hit.[1]

In May 2001, "Science Fiction", written by lead singer, Christina Amphlett and lead guitarist Mark McEntee, was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[5]

Background

Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee (ex-Air Supply) met at the Sydney Opera House where Amphlett was singing in a choral concert in 1980.[1][3][6] They recruited Jeremy Paul (ex-Air Supply), Bjarne Ohlin and Richard Harvey,[2] and they provided the soundtrack for the film Monkey Grip (1982).[7] The group released two singles from the soundtrack, Music from Monkey Grip EP,[8] "Boys in Town", which reached No. 8 on the national singles chart,[4] and "Only Lonely".[1] Original bassist Jeremy Paul left before the movie or first single were released.[3] He was replaced on bass, eventually by Rick Grossman (ex Matt Finish).[2][9]

After releasing Music from Monkey Grip EP on WEA in 1982, Divinyls released their first studio album Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983.[2] The album included the No. 13 hit on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, "Science Fiction" .[4] Their early manager Vince Lovegrove was former co-lead vocalist of 1960s pop band The Valentines with Bon Scott (later in AC/DC); Lovegrove had organised Divinyls' transfer from WEA to Chrysalis and their first tours of United States.[1] The B-side of this single was their cover version of The Easybeats' 1966 hit "I'll Make You Happy".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Science Fiction" (Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee)[10] – 3:32
  2. "I'll Make You Happy" (Stevie Wright, George Young)[11] – 3:21

Personnel

Divinyls members

Additional musicians

Production details

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Divinyls'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul. "Divinyls". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Nimmervoll, Ed. "Divinyls". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 28 March 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2014. Cite error: The named reference "Howl" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. Cite error: The named reference "Kent" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001). "The songs that resonate through the years" (PDF). Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  6. ^ Amphlett, Christina; Larry Writer (November 2005). Pleasure and Pain: My Life. Sydney: Hachette Livre Australia. ISBN 0-7336-1959-2.
  7. ^ "Monkey Grip at Internet Movie Database (IMDb)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Monkey Grip Soundtrack at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  9. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Rick Grossman". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  10. ^ ""Science Fiction" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  11. ^ ""Middle Man" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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