Dirty Man

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"Dirty Man"
Single by The Living End
from the album Roll On
Released22 October 2001
Recorded2000
Genre Punk rock
Length3:35
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Chris Cheney
Producer(s) Nick Launay
The Living End singles chronology
"Roll On"
(2001)
"Dirty Man"
(2001)
"One Said to the Other"
(2003)

"Dirty Man" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released on 22 October 2002, [1] as the third single from their second album, Roll On .

Contents

The single was relatively unsuccessful due to relentless touring outside Australia and the car crash of Chris Cheney in September 2001 [2] leading to a lack of promotion. [3]

The second track of the single, "Revolution Regained", was written by Cheney and originally performed by the band on Roll On, however for the single they included a version recorded by the Dili Allstars (an East Timorese reggae/ska band based in Melbourne). The third track is a cover of the Cole Porter song, "I Get a Kick Out of You".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Man" Chris Cheney [4] 3:35
2."Revolution Regained" (Performed by Dili Allstars)Chris Cheney [5] 3:26
3."I Get a Kick Out of You" Cole Porter [6] 2:38

Charts

Chart performance for "Dirty Man"
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 86

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