Hammerhead (James Reyne song)
"Hammerhead" | ||||
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CD single cover | ||||
Single by James Reyne | ||||
from the album James Reyne | ||||
A-side | "Hammerhead" | |||
B-side | "Coin in a Plate” / "Burning Wood" | |||
Released | September 1987 | |||
Format | Vinyl/CD Single/Cassette | |||
Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
Label | Capitol Records | |||
Writer(s) | James Reyne, Simon Hussey | |||
Producer(s) | Davitt Sigerson, John Hudson | |||
James Reyne singles chronology | ||||
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"Hammerhead" is the second single from Australian rock musician James Reyne’s debut self titled solo studio album in (1987). The track featured uncredited backing vocals by Olivia Newton-John.[1]
Reyne reflected on the song saying; ""Hammerhead" was not necessarily about me, but let’s say I thought I knew what I was talking about. I wrote it with Simon Hussey; the music Simon and I wrote together and I wrote the lyrics. From memory it seemed to come quite easily. I shouldn’t make too much about the fact that it’s about drugs. It can be taken many ways. It was an exercise in trying to write a song about that subject but to also make it that it could be about a relationship. It’s a song about a relationship. And whether that relationship is with a substance or a person, it’s an obsessive relationship".[2]
Track listings
- CD / Cassette Single
- "Hammerhead" - 4:46
- "Coin in a Plate" - 4:14
- 7" Promo Single
- "Hammerhead" (7" Edit) - 4:19
- "Burning Wood" - 2:43
- Vinyl / Maxi
- A1 "Fall Of Rome" (Rock Mix by Mike Ging) - 5:52
- A2 "The Traveller" - 4:18
- B1 "Fall Of Rome" (Edited Version) - 3:42
- B2 "Fall Of Rome" (Instrumental) - 5:25
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1987 | Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart | 8[3] |
External links
- "James Reyne –"Hammerhead"". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
References
- ↑ "James Reyne - Hammerhead". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "SONGWRITERS SPEAK". www.debbiekruger.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ David Kent's Australian Chart Book: based on the Kent Music Report