Graffiti Crimes

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Graffiti Crimes
Mi-Sex - Graffiti Crimes.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1979
RecordedApril & May 1979
Studio Studios 301, Sydney, Australia
Genre New wave
Length41:26
Label CBS
Producer Peter Dawkins
Mi-Sex chronology
Graffiti Crimes
(1979)
Space Race
(1980)
Singles from Graffiti Crimes
  1. "But You Don't Care"
    Released: May 1979
  2. "Computer Games"
    Released: 1 October 1979
Vinyl/cassette (237329)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Graffiti Crimes"Kevin Stanton3:52
2."Wot Do You Want?"Stanton, Don Martin, Murray Burns, Richard Hodgkinson, Steve Gilpin 2:58
3."But You Don't Care"Stanton, Burns4:06
4."Not Such a Bad Boy"Stanton, Burns, Gilpin2:45
5."Stills"Stanton, Gilpin5:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Computer Games" (not included on the original pressing)Stanton, Burns, Gilpin4:00
2."21-20"Stanton, Gilpin3:15
3."I Wanna Be with You"Colin Bayley2:43
4."Camera Kazi"Winch5:28
5."A Loser"Martin, Stanton, Hodgkinson, Gilpin2:58
6."Inside You"Stanton3:18

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–80)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) [6] 16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 6
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 87

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Rank
New Zealand [9] 18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Platinum50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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