Afterglow (INXS song)
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| "Afterglow" | ||||
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| Single by INXS | ||||
| from the album Switch | ||||
| Released | 25 April 2006 | |||
| Genre | Bhangra rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriters | Andrew Farriss, Desmond Child | |||
| Producer | Guy Chambers | |||
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"Afterglow" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. It was released in April 2006 as the second single from the band's eleventh studio album, Switch (2005).[1]
The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Desmond Child,[2] and was a tribute to Michael Hutchence, one of INXS' founders, who committed suicide in 1997. In singing the song, J.D. Fortune, winner of Rock Star: INXS, described his role in Hutchence's legacy—his "afterglow". It is a bhangra rock song written in F sharp minor.
Music video
The video for the single features actress Estella Warren and J. D. Fortune in a loft in downtown Los Angeles. J. D. Fortune walks alone on the empty Sixth Street Viaduct and is later joined by the rest of the band of INXS.
Critical reception
Music critic Matt Collar of the publication AllMusic praised the song as an "epic ballad", noting how it drew influence from U2's track "With or Without You".[3]
The song has been described as "bhangra rock", with melody reminiscent of INXS' earlier work with Hutchence.[2]
