Miss Freelove '69

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"Miss Freelove '69"
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Single by Hoodoo Gurus
from the album Kinky
A-side "Miss Freelove '69"
B-side "Stomp the Tumbarumba"
ReleasedFebruary 1991
Genre Psychedelic rock [1]
Length4:02
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Dave Faulkner [2]
Producer(s) Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology
"Another World"
(1989)		"Miss Freelove '69"
(1991)		"1000 Miles Away"
(1991)

"Miss Freelove '69" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in February 1991 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, Kinky . The song peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Charts and number 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. [3]

Contents

In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "...[it] was written on the morning after the events described in the song, although I gave them some embellishment to provide a happy ending: the real police declined to join the party (at least they didn't shut it down). Miss Freelove herself was meant to be the incarnation of Bacchus but if she was anyone, she was me!". [4]

Track listing

7" single (RCA 105202)
  1. "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
  2. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
CD single (CCD023)
  1. "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
  2. "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
  3. "Brainscan" — 3:20

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 19

Year end charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [6] 97

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References

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  2. ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  4. ↑ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  5. ↑ "Hoodoo Gurus – Miss Freelove '69". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.
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