"Whaling" | ||||
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Single by DD Smash | ||||
from the album The Optimist | ||||
B-side | "I met a Loser" | |||
Released | 28 September 1984 (New Zealand) | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dave Dobbyn | |||
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Dave Dobbyn singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Whaling" at NZ On Screen |
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