| "The Dead Heart" | ||||
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 Australian 12-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album Diesel and Dust | ||||
| Released | August 1986 (AUS) 1988 (UK, U.S.) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:10 (album version) 6:20 (extended version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Midnight Oil | |||
| Midnight Oil singles chronology | ||||
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"The Dead Heart" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil.[2] It was first released as a single in Australia in 1986 and in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1988 after it had been included on the 1987 album, Diesel and Dust.[2] It peaked at number four on the Australian singles chart and at number 11 on the U.S. Mainstream rock chart.
At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Single.[3][4]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "The Dead Heart" was ranked number 76.[5]
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- ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.