| "Don't Change" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork for Australian and US releases | ||||
| Single by INXS | ||||
| from the album Shabooh Shoobah | ||||
| B-side | "Go West" | |||
| Released | 27 October 1982 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | INXS | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Opitz | |||
| INXS singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Change" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Change" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. [4] It was released as a single from the album Shabooh Shoobah [5] in October 1982. It has been described as the song that made the band internationally famous. [6]
Cash Box reviewed the "Don't Change" single saying "churning rhythms and swirling guitars provide a straight ahead forward thrust for singer Michael Hutchence's philosophical pronouncements." [7]
"Don't Change" peaked at number 14 [8] on the Australian Singles Charts and reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 [9] and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. [9]
In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Don't Change" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at #92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection. [10]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Don't Change" was ranked number 28. [11]
In a retrospective review, Allmusic described the song as "one of the best rock songs of the 1980s". [1]
The music video, directed by Scott Hicks, [12] was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway, in South Australia, but was cancelled due to bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar. [13]
Hutchence knew Hicks, and had performed on two songs included on the soundtrack of an earlier feature film directed by him, Freedom . The two tracks, "Speed Kills" and "Forest Theme", were written by Don Walker (Cold Chisel). "Speed Kills" was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982. [13]
"Don't Change" plays during the credits of the movie Adventureland and is featured on its soundtrack. [14]
The song has been covered by Brandon Flowers, The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, AFI, Bruce Springsteen, Lazlo Bane [15] and Limp Bizkit. [16] [17] [18]
7" single Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Change" | M. Hutchence, A. Farriss, T. Farris, J. Farris, K. Pengilly, G. Beers [19] | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Go West" | J. Bushelman, A. Farriss, K. Pengilly [20] | 3:10 |
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [8] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [21] | 80 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [22] | 17 |
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