Pretty Vegas

"Pretty Vegas" is the first single released from Switch, the eleventh studio album by the Australian rock band INXS and first with new lead singer J.D. Fortune, winner of the Rock Star: INXS competition. The single was released on 29 November 2005.

The song was first released exclusively through the iTunes Store on 4 October 2005, for two weeks. The song peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 22 October 2005. After the release of INXS' album Switch, the single was reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart.

In Canada, "Pretty Vegas" was one of the top singles of the year, going platinum and reaching number one on the chart.^[1] The single was also somewhat of a comeback song in Australia, becoming their first ARIA top 10 single in 14 years, peaking at #9.

The song debuted on the show Rock Star: INXS during the time when Fortune was vying for the lead vocalist spot in INXS. The eight contestants were challenged to write lyrics to a melody written by Andrew Farriss. They were divided into two teams of four. When Fortune did not see eye to eye with his team (which included runner-up Marty Casey), he decided to venture out on his own and write his own lyrics.

A few weeks after Fortune's win, the NBC drama Las Vegas chose "Pretty Vegas" as a promotional song for its upcoming season in 2005.

"Pretty Vegas" received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 26 January 2006. ^[2]

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	9
Canada CRIA Singles Chart	1^[3]
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	37
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	7

References

↑ "INXS Gears Up Canada Once Again". Retrieved 2009-02-22.
↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - 30 May 2008
↑ "INXS Gears Up Canada Once Again". Retrieved 2009-02-22.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

INXS

Garry Gary Beers Andrew Farriss Jon Farriss Tim Farriss Michael Hutchence Kirk Pengilly Jon Stevens J.D. Fortune Ciaran Gribbin

Studio albums	INXS Underneath the Colours Shabooh Shoobah The Swing Listen Like Thieves Kick X Welcome to Wherever You Are Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Elegantly Wasted Switch Original Sin

EPs	Dekadance Bang the Drum

Compilations	INXSIVE The Greatest Hits Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997) Definitive INXS/The Best of INXS The Years 1979–1997 Stay Young 1979–1982 INXS²: The Remixes Original Sin – The Collection Taste It: The Collection The Very Best

Live albums	Live Baby Live INXS: Live at Barker Hangar Live Germany 1984 Live at Wembley Stadium 1991

Singles	"Simple Simon" "Just Keep Walking" "The Loved One" "Stay Young" "Underneath the Colours" "Night of Rebellion" "The One Thing" "Don't Change" "To Look at You" "Black and White" "Original Sin" "I Send a Message" "Burn for You" "Dancing on the Jetty" "This Time" "What You Need" "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" "Listen Like Thieves" "Good Times" "Need You Tonight" "Mediate" "Devil Inside" "New Sensation" "Never Tear Us Apart" "Mystify" "Suicide Blonde" "Disappear" "By My Side" "Bitter Tears" "The Stairs" "Shining Star" "Heaven Sent" "Baby Don't Cry" "Not Enough Time" "Taste It" "Beautiful Girl" "The Gift" "Please (You Got That ...)" "Time" "Freedom Deep" "The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)" "Elegantly Wasted" "Everything" "Don't Lose Your Head" "Searching" "Precious Heart" "I'm So Crazy" "Tight" "One of My Kind" "I Get Up" "Mystify" (Remix) "Pretty Vegas" "Afterglow" "Devil's Party" "Perfect Strangers" "God's Top Ten" "Dream on Black Girl (Original Sin)" "Never Tear Us Apart" (featuring Ben Harper & Mylène Farmer) "Mediate" (featuring Tricky)

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