Forgotten Years

1990 single by Midnight Oil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Forgotten Years" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in April 1990 as the second single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song peaked at No. 26 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Album Rock Chart.

B-side
  • "Shakers and Movers"
  • "You May Not Be Released"
Released16 April 1990 (1990-04-16)
Length4:21
Label
  • CBS
  • Sprint Music
Quick facts Single by Midnight Oil, from the album Blue Sky Mining ...
"Forgotten Years"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Blue Sky Mining
B-side
  • "Shakers and Movers"
  • "You May Not Be Released"
Released16 April 1990 (1990-04-16)
Length4:21
Label
  • CBS
  • Sprint Music
Songwriters
Producers
  • Midnight Oil
  • Warne Livesey
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Blue Sky Mine"
(1990)
"Forgotten Years"
(1990)
"King of the Mountain"
(1990)
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The song was inspired by drummer Rob Hirst's grandfather and father's experience of war and how they said it was up to future generations to avoid wars in the future and not to forget how horrible wars are.[citation needed] The music video was filmed in Douaumont Ossuary, France.[citation needed]

Track listings

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Australian 7-inch single[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forgotten Years"Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie4:21
2."Shakers and Movers"Moginie, Peter Garrett4:32
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UK 7-inch single[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forgotten Years"Hirst, Moginie4:21
2."You May Not Be Released"Moginie3:38
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Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 16 April 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
  • CBS
  • Sprint Music
[11]
Japan 21 June 1990 Mini-CD Epic [12]
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