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INXS - Bitter Tears (1991)

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" Bitter Tears " was a single by INXS, the third Australian and fourth UK single taken from their album X . It peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart improving on the disappointing performance of the previous single, " By My Side ". The single was released to coincide with the band headlining the SummerXS concert at Wembley Stadium in July 1991, as documented in the Live Baby Live DVD. Read more about the song

INXS - Suicide Blonde (1990)

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"Suicide Blonde" is the first single from the INXS album X . It reached the top 10 on the US Hot 100 (#9) and Australia (#2) in 1990 and reached a peak of #11 in the UK. Read more about the song

INXS - Elegantly Wasted (1997)

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" Elegantly Wasted " is the first single from and title track of the album Elegantly Wasted by INXS, released in Europe, Japan, Australia and South Africa, and the US. The song is said to have been written after Hutchence and Bono from U2 went out for a "night on the town". Read more about the song

INXS - Mystify (1989)

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" Mystify " is a song by Australian rock band INXS, and is the fifth (and last) single from their 1987 album Kick .The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence as part of the first sessions for Kick . The song was first previewed to Australian audiences on the Australian Made tour in January 1987. Read more about the song

INXS - Beautiful Girl (1993)

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" Beautiful Girl " was the fifth, internationally released single from the 1992 album Welcome to Wherever You Are , by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss who was inspired to write this by the birth of his baby daughter. In an interview by Debbie Kruger the INXS keyboardist explained: " I was writing lyrics like "Baby Don't Cry" and "Beautiful Girl" and lyrics just about how wonderful it is to have something else in your life besides yourself to worry about and think about. " The most rare thing about this release, was it in the US was available only in Cassette format and not in digital format (Compact Disc). Read more about the song

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (1988)

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" Never Tear Us Apart " is a single released by Australian rock group INXS in August 1988. It was also included on the band's sixth studio album, Kick. The music was written by Andrew Farriss, who recorded a blues-style demo and gave it to Michael Hutchence who wrote the lyric. Read more about the song

INXS - New Sensation (1988)

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" New Sensation " is a song by the Australian rock group INXS. It was the third single from their 1987 album Kick . The music was written by Andrew Farriss and the lyrics by Michael Hutchence. The song reached no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, no. 9 in Australia, no. 25 in the UK, and no. 8 on the Album Rock Tracks in the US. Read more about the song

INXS - Disappear (1990)

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" Disappear " is a single by INXS, the second single taken from their album X . It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's seventh and last top 10 single. It was a lesser hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #21. The song was written by Jon Farriss and Michael Hutchence while they were living together in Hong Kong in 1989. Read more about the song

INXS - Need You Tonight (1987)

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" Need You Tonight " is the fourth song on INXS's 1987 album Kick as well as the first single from the album released worldwide. It is the only INXS single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also achieved their highest charting position in the United Kingdom, where the song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, however this peak was only reached after a re-release of the single in November 1988. On its first run on the UK Charts in October 1987, it stalled at No. 58. While it would arguably become the band's signature song, it was one of the last songs recorded for the album. Read more about the song

INXS - Original Sin (1984)

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"Original Sin " was the first single by Australian rock group INXS released in 1984 from their fourth album The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers. It was released as a single in the U.S. in December 1983, where it reached No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. In Australia, it reached No. 1 in 1984,[3] and became an international hit during that year. Read more about the song