"Save the Day" | ||||
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Single by The Living End | ||||
from the album The Living End | ||||
B-side | "Lone Ranger" "Mr Businessman" | |||
Released | 21 September 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Studio | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne | |||
Genre | Punk rock, punkabilly | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Modular, EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Lindsay Gravina | |||
The Living End singles chronology | ||||
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"Save the Day" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End, released in September 1998. [2] It is the first official single taken from the band's self-titled album, following the release of the Second Solution / Prisoner of Society EP the previous year. The song spent 17 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at No. 22, [3] and reached No. 10 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998. [4] The single was later certified gold, [5] selling in excess of 35,000 copies.
The single was also released on 7" vinyl, however it was a limited release with only 500 copies issued.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Save the Day" | Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey [1] | 2:55 |
2. | "Lone Ranger" | Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey [6] | 2:50 |
3. | "Mr Business Man" | Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey [7] | 3:19 |
Charts (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 22 [3] |
Triple J Hottest 100 | 10 [4] |
Territory | Provider | Certification |
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Australia | ARIA | Gold [5] |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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Australia | September 1998 | Modular Recordings | CD | MODCS001 |
7" vinyl single | MODVL001 |
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