| "Beds Are Burning" | ||||
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 Australian seven-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album Diesel and Dust | ||||
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| Released | 10 August 1987[1] | |||
| Studio | Albert Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||
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| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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.jpg) Side A of the US single | ||||
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| "Beds Are Burning" on YouTube | ||||
"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987 song by the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was released as the second single from the album. It reached No. 1 in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, No. 3 in the Netherlands, No. 5 in France, No. 6 in the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland, No. 17 in the United States and Sweden.
It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and it was named number 95 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s and number 97 by the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time in 2009.
In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100 strong industry panel. "Beds Are Burning" was declared third behind the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind" and Daddy Cool's "Eagle Rock".[5]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Beds Are Burning" was ranked number 9.[6]
- ^ "Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. 10 August 1987. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Imgur.
- ^ a b Harrington, Jim (2015). "Midnight Oil - "Beds Are Burning". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 598.
- ^ Gawne, Holley (17 October 2021). "Check out 14 of the most iconic Aussie pub rock songs". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Fricke, David (2004). "Midnight Oil". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 541–542. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs". Australasian Performing Right Association. 28 May 2001. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008.
- ^ "Here Are the Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Music Feeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.