Night of Rebellion

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"Night of Rebellion"
Night of Rebellion INXS single.jpg
Single by INXS
from the album Underneath the Colours
ReleasedJanuary 1982
RecordedJuly–August 1981
Studio Studios 301, Paradise Studios (Sydney, Australia)
Genre Rock, pop
Length3:29
Label Deluxe
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
INXS singles chronology
"Stay Young"
(1981)		"Night of Rebellion"
(1982)		"Underneath the Colours"
(1982)

"Night of Rebellion" is a song recorded by Australian rock band INXS. [1] Deluxe released the song in January 1982 as the second single from their studio album Underneath the Colours . [2] [3] [4] The song was written by Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, and Kirk Pengilly, and produced by Andrew Farriss and Richard Clapton. [5] [6]

Contents

Releases

The song was also included in the following albums: Stay Young 1979–1982 and The INXS Collection 1980-1993. [7] "Night of Rebellion" was only released in Australia and was not as successful as its predecessor single "Stay Young", failing to appear in the charts.

The B-side includes the song "Prehistoria", an instrumental track composed by Kirk Pengilly and produced by Andrew Farriss. The track features loads of dinosaur and bird noises in the background. In New Zealand, the single "Underneath the Colors" was released with the same B-side containing "Night of Rebellion".[ citation needed ]

Reception

John Teerds of The Age stated, "Night of Rebellion is a pacey song with a good chorus and leads into a side with the emphasis on rockier numbers". [8]

Track listing

7" single track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night of Rebellion" Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly 3:29
2."Prehistoria" Kirk Pengilly 3:54

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References

  1. ↑ "Sunday to sunday". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 January 1982. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "INXS Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum . 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin (1996). The Wee Rock Discography. Canongate Books. p. 225. ISBN   978-0-86241-621-8 . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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  8. ↑ Teerds, John (19 November 1981). "Keybords give Police new sound". The Age . Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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