Put Down That Weapon

"Put Down That Weapon"
"Put Down That Weapon"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
Released	7 December 1987
Length	4:38
Label	Sprint; Columbia;
Songwriters	James Moginie; Robert Hirst; Peter Garrett
Producers	Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil singles chronology

"Put Down That Weapon" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.

Track listing

Australian release

"Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)^[3] - 4:38
"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe)^[3] -

European release

"Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
"Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)^[3] - 3:36
"Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)^[3] - 4:54

Charts

Chart (1987/88)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report^[4]	32
France (SNEP)^[5]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	9

References

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^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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[sc_New_Zealand_Midnight_Oil-6] "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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v t e Midnight Oil
Peter Garrett Rob Hirst Jim Moginie Martin Rotsey Andrew James Peter Gifford Bones Hillman
Studio albums	Midnight Oil Head Injuries Place without a Postcard 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Red Sails in the Sunset Diesel and Dust Blue Sky Mining Earth and Sun and Moon Breathe Redneck Wonderland Capricornia The Makarrata Project Resist
Live albums	Scream in Blue The Real Thing Best of Both Worlds Armistice Day Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982
Compilations	20,000 Watt R.S.L. Flat Chat Essential Oils
EPs	Bird Noises Species Deceases
Singles	"Don't Wanna Be the One" "Armistice Day" "US Forces" "Power and the Passion" "Read About It" "The Dead Heart" "Beds Are Burning" "Put Down That Weapon" "Dreamworld" "Blue Sky Mine" "Forgotten Years" "King of the Mountain" "Sometimes" "Truganini" "Land" "The Real Thing" "No Man's Land" "Gadigal Land" "First Nation" "Rising Seas"
Related articles	Discography Ghostwriters Oil Rag A Version of Now (Garrett solo) The True North (Garrett solo)
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Put Down That Weapon

Track listing

Charts

References

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