You're the Voice

"You're the Voice"
Single by John Farnham
from the album Whispering Jack
B-side"Going, Going, Gone"
Released15 September 1986 (1986-09-15)[1]
Recorded1985–1986
Genre
Length5:04
LabelWheatley
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ross Fraser
John Farnham singles chronology
"Break the Ice"
(1986)
"You're the Voice"
(1986)
"Pressure Down"
(1986)
Music video
"You're the Voice" by John Farnham on YouTube

"You're the Voice" is a song recorded by the British-born Australian singer John Farnham released in 1986, which became an immediate hit in Australia as well as several European countries, his native country the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It was released as a single in September 1986 ahead of his album Whispering Jack, and was written by Andy Qunta, Keith Reid, Maggie Ryder, and Chris Thompson.

In the United States, the song is perhaps best known for a charting version issued in 1991 by the band Heart. It was also recorded by the Alan Parsons band, featuring Chris Thompson on vocals, and performed by them at the World Liberty Concert in the Netherlands in May 1995. It climbed the charts in Australia again in 2012 after being used in a TV advert.

From early September 2023, Farnham's song was used in a video advert to advocate for the unsuccessful "Yes" campaign in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.

  1. ^ "Kent Music Report No 635 – 15 September 1986 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.