Shut Down (Australian Crawl song)
| "Shut Down" | ||||
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| Single by Australian Crawl | ||||
| from the album Sons of Beaches | ||||
| A-side | "Shut Down" | |||
| B-side | "Creating Monsters" | |||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill McDonough | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman | |||
| Australian Crawl singles chronology | ||||
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"Shut Down" is the first single released by Australian rock band Australian Crawl from their third studio album Sons of Beaches.[1] The song was written by drummer Bill McDonough[2] and features lead vocals by James Reyne. The B-side was the non-album track "Creating Monsters". It was produced by Mike Chapman.[1]
"Shut Down" was released in June 1982 and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.[3]
Track listing[edit]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 17 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 21. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.