Save the Day (The Living End song)

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"Save the Day"
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Single by The Living End
from the album The Living End
B-side "Lone Ranger"
"Mr Businessman"
Released21 September 1998
Recorded1998
Studio Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre Punk rock, punkabilly
Length2:55
Label Modular, EMI
Songwriter(s) Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey [1]
Producer(s) Lindsay Gravina
The Living End singles chronology
"Second Solution/Prisoner of Society"
(1997)
"Save the Day"
(1998)
"All Torn Down"
(1998)

"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.

Contents

The single was also released on 7" vinyl, however it was a limited release with only 500 copies issued.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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

Charts (1998)Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart22 [3]
Triple J Hottest 100 10 [4]

Certifications

TerritoryProvider Certification
Australia ARIA Gold [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
AustraliaSeptember 1998 Modular Recordings CD MODCS001
7" vinyl single MODVL001

Personnel

The Living End
Recording process
Art works

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