Memphis (The Badloves song)

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"Memphis"
Memphis by The Badloves.jpg
Single by The Badloves
from the album Get On Board
ReleasedApril 1994 (1994-04)
Recorded1993
Studio Metropolis Audio
Length4:45
Label Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Badloves
The Badloves singles chronology
"Green Limousine"
(1993)
"Memphis"
(1994)
"Caroline"
(1995)

"Memphis" is a song by Australian rock and pop band The Badloves and released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from the band's debut studio album Get On Board . The song peaked at number 73 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

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On the album liner notes, Michael Spiby says "India has Buddha, America has Elvis. Inspired by the movie Mystery Train (film) , the song is about Americans' seemingly inexplicable obsession with the dead man from Graceland". [1]

Track listing

CD single (D11474)

  1. "Memphis" - 4:45
  2. "Forgiven" - 3:15
  3. "Spirit in the Sky" (demo) - 2:55

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] [3] 73

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References

  1. Get On Board (CD). The Badloves. Mushroom Music. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 May 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2016-03-04. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.