Original Sin (INXS song)

"Original Sin"
Cover art for Australian release
Single by INXS
from the album The Swing
B-side
  • "In Vain"
  • "Just Keep Walking"
ReleasedDecember 1983
Genre
Length
  • 5:19 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single edit)
  • 6:35 (12" extended version)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nile Rodgers
INXS singles chronology
"Black and White"
(1983) 		"Original Sin"
(1983) 		"I Send a Message"
(1984)

"Original Sin" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released as the first single from the band's fourth album, The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers.

Released as a single in December 1983,[5] it became the group's first single to reach the Australian top 10, reaching No. 1 in early 1984;[6] it was the group's only No. 1 hit in Australia. The song also reached No. 20 in Canada and No. 58 in the US.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "10 Best Inxs Songs of All Time". Singers Room. 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin (10 October 2006). "INXS". The Essential Rock Discography. Canongate Books. pp. 526–529. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
  4. ^ Molanphy, Chris (19 January 2021). "These Are the Good Times Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "INXS Singles > Original Sin (Dream On) (Dec 1983)". Inxsweb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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