Circus Animals

Circus Animals
Studio album by
Released8 March 1982
RecordedSeptember–December 1981
StudioParadise (Sydney), Studios 301 (Sydney)
GenrePub rock
Length44:20
LabelWEA Records
ProducerMark Opitz, Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel chronology
Swingshift
(1981)
Circus Animals
(1982)
Northbound
(1983)
Singles from Circus Animals
  1. "You Got Nothing I Want"
    Released: November 1981
  2. "Forever Now"
    Released: March 1982
  3. "When the War Is Over"
    Released: July 1982

Circus Animals is the fourth studio album by Australian band Cold Chisel, released on 8 March 1982. It was recorded and mixed at Paradise Studios and EMI Studios 301, Sydney, between September and December 1981.[1] It reached number one on the Australian charts, remaining in the charts for 40 weeks,[2] and also topped the New Zealand charts.[3] The working title for the album was "Tunnel Cunts".[4]

At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album.[5][6]

  1. ^ Michael Lawrence (1998). Showtime: The Cold Chisel Story. Belmont, Victoria: Michael Lawrence. ISBN 1-86503-118-6.
  2. ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "COLD CHISEL - CIRCUS ANIMALS (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ Anthony O'Grady (2001). Cold Chisel: The Pure Stuff. Crows Nest, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. p. 99. ISBN 1-86508-196-5.
  5. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.