Misfits (Cold Chisel song)
| "Misfits" | ||||
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| Single by Cold Chisel | ||||
| from the album Chisel | ||||
| A-side | "Misfits" | |||
| B-side | "Mona and the Preacher" "Four Walls (live)" | |||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter | Don Walker | |||
| Producer | Mark Opitz | |||
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"Misfits" was a 1991 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, issued to promote the compilation album Chisel. The single only reached number 61 in the national charts[1] and was later dropped from subsequent Chisel re-issue packages. The song was written by organist Don Walker and was recorded during the sessions for the 1980 album East. "Misfits" was originally used as the B-side for that album's third single "My Baby".
The song was intended for a Health Commission documentary on homeless youth that was never released, due to the film being too "tough". The producer, Pam Scott, had approached the band to write a song about homeless teenagers in Sydney's Western Suburbs.[2] The promotional video has footage of street kids and the band performing in a studio, shot by Peter Levy, who would later do the cover for "Circus Animals".[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Andrew McMillan wrote in RAM, that Barnes, "was - as the medium of lyrical communication - voicing a strong identification with the underdog at a time when the species was gathering numbers, losing hope, and bearing its teeth."[4]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA Charts) | 55 |
Footnotes
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