Downhearted
"Downhearted" | ||||
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Single by Australian Crawl | ||||
from the album The Boys Light Up | ||||
B-side | "Way I've Been" | |||
Released | June 1980 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough | |||
Producer(s) | David Briggs | |||
Australian Crawl singles chronology | ||||
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"Downhearted" is the third single released by
"Downhearted" was released in June 1980 and reached number 12 on the Australian Singles Chart in July 1980.[3]
Different B-sides were released in different markets.
Covers
"Downhearted" was covered by Dutch prog rock band Solution and appeared on their 1982 album Runaway with an added bridge to the song. Australian pop singer John Farnham sang it on his 2005 covers album I Remember When I Was Young.[7]
Track listing
- "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough)[1] – 3:09
- "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson)[1] – 2:17
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[8] | 12 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1980) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 96 |
References
- ^ APRA. Archived from the originalon January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own chartsin mid-1988.
- ^ "Australian Crawl music albums". GEMM. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Memorable TV Oz Rock: Australian Crawl entry". Memorable TV / Little Acorns Publishing. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Countdown Club entry on Australian Crawl". ABC. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Reboulet, Scott; Albury, Lyn; Birtles, Beeb; Warnqvist, Stefan; Medlin, Peter. "John Farnham". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.