Devil Inside (INXS song)

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"Devil Inside"
DevilInside.jpg
Cover art for Australian edition
Single by INXS
from the album Kick
B-side "On the Rocks"
Released8 February 1988 (1988-02-08)
Genre Funk-pop [1]
Length
  • 5:11 (album version)
  • 3:55 (single version)
Label WEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Chris Thomas
INXS singles chronology
"New Sensation"
(1987)		"Devil Inside"
(1988)		"Never Tear Us Apart"
(1988)
Music video
"Devil Inside" on YouTube

"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and was released as the second single (third in the UK) from the band's sixth studio album, Kick , in February 1988. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. "Devil Inside" also peaked at number six in Australia, number three in Canada, and number two in New Zealand. Cash Box said that the band "[uses] a Daytripper-like guitar sound and riff it under a sultry, breathy vocal to put the point across." [2]

Contents

Track listings

7-inch single

  1. "Devil Inside" (7-inch version (5:11) or single version (3:55))
  2. "On the Rocks" (3:05)

12-inch maxi

  1. "Devil Inside" (remix version) (6:36)
  2. "Devil Inside" (7-inch version (5:11) or single version (3:55))
  3. "On the Rocks" (3:05)

CD

  1. "Devil Inside" (remix version) (6:36)
  2. "Devil Inside" (7-inch version) (5:11)
  3. "On the Rocks" (3:05)

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia8 February 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
 WEA [12]
United Kingdom22 February 1988 [23]
14 March 1988CD [24]
Japan25 April 1988Mini-CDWEA [25]

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