Armistice Day (song)

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"Armistice Day"
Armistice Day by Midnight Oil.png
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Place without a Postcard
ReleasedMay 1982
Length4:28
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey [1]
Producer(s) Glyn Johns
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Don't Wanna Be the One"
(1981)		"Armistice Day"
(1982)		"US Forces"
(1982)

"Armistice Day" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in May 1982 as the second and final single from the band's third studio album, Place without a Postcard . The song peaked at no. 31 in Australia.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Armistice Day" - 4:28
  2. "Stand in Line" (Live) - 5:54

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart [2] 31

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References

  1. ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA . Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. Armistice Day
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
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