Simple Simon (song)
1980 single by INXS
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"Simple Simon" is the debut single by Australian rock band INXS, released in May 1980 via Deluxe Records.[3][4][5][6]
- "We Are the Vegetables"
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| Single by INXS | ||||
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| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Trafalgar Studios (Annandale, New South Wales)[1] | |||
| Genre | New wave[2] | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Deluxe | |||
| Songwriters | Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence | |||
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Background
The title track was co-written by five of the group's members, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss and Michael Hutchence.[7] The B-side, "We Are the Vegetables", was co-written by A Farriss, J Farriss, T Farriss, Hutchence and Kirk Pengilly. This title refers to an early band name, the Vegetables, which they used when performing in Perth in 1978.[8]
Besides Australia the single was released in France (via RCA Victor). It was not included on the band's first album, INXS, which was issued in October 1980 but appeared on a compilation album, INXSIVE, in 1982.[citation needed]
Track listing
- "Simple Simon" (Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence)[7] – 2:32
- "We Are the Vegetables" (A Farriss, J Farriss, T Farriss, Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly)[7] – 1:53