| "US Forces" | ||||
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| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | ||||
| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Peter Gifford[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay & Midnight Oil[2] | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| US Forces on YouTube | ||||
"US Forces" is the first single released from Australian rock band Midnight Oil's fourth studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The song, which denounces US military intervention in foreign affairs, charted at no. 20 in Australia.
The music video was filmed in the Central Coast of New South Wales at the Vales Point Power Station, Mannering Park.[3]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "US Forces" was ranked number 55.[4]
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. US Forces
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Midnight Oil". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "deadheart.org". Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.