Not Enough Time

"Not Enough Time"
Single by INXS
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are
B-side
  • "Light the Planet"
  • "Deepest Red"
  • "Firma Terror"
  • "In My Living Room"
ReleasedAugust 1992
Length4:20
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Mark Opitz
  • INXS
INXS singles chronology
"Baby Don't Cry"
(1992)		 "Not Enough Time"
(1992)		 "Taste It"
(1992)

"Not Enough Time" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the third single from their eighth studio album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992). The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence; the music in Sydney and the lyrics in Paris, France. It was released simultaneously with "Baby Don't Cry", but only in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The song also appears on the compilation album Barcelona Gold, released to coincide with the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Composition

The lyrics to the song were originally intended for another composition from Welcome To Wherever You Are, which later became the album's opening song, "Questions". The original version can be heard on the 2002 remaster of the album. Australian singer Deni Hines appears as a backing vocalist on the song and went on to marry guitarist Kirk Pengilly a year later in 1993.

Music video

The single's accompanying music video, directed by Howard Greenhalgh, premiered on NBC on 28 July 1992, when it was played alongside clips of that day's events from the 1992 Summer Olympics. The video was added to MTV's playlists on the week ending 8 August 1992.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo composition "Firma Terror" from bassist Gary Beers, another by lead guitarist Kirk Pengilly titled "Light the Planet", and "Deepest Red", an out-take from the X album.

Track listings

US CD single

  1. "Not Enough Time" (Barcelona LP fade) – 4:20
  2. "Light the Planet" – 2:50

US maxi-CD single

  1. "Not Enough Time" (Barcelona LP fade) – 4:20
  2. "Deepest Red" – 3:20
  3. "Firma Terror" – 3:05
  4. "In My Living Room" – 3:54

US cassette single

  1. "Not Enough Time" (Barcelona LP fade)
  2. "Deepest Red"

Japanese mini-CD single

  1. "Not Enough Time"
  2. "Light the Planet"

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 1992
  • CD
  • cassette
 Atlantic
Japan 25 October 1992 Mini-CD EastWest

References

  1. ↑ "INXS.com - Not Enough Time". inxs.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Barcelona Gold (US CD album liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. 1992. 9 26974-2.
  3. ↑ "Singer Deni Hines (22) weds INXS guitarist... December 30 in History at BrainyHistory.com". BrainyHistory.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Rene, Sheila (7 August 1992). "Hear & There". Gavin Report. No. 1917. p. 32.
  5. ↑ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 32. 8 August 1992. p. 37.
  6. ↑ Not Enough Time (US CD single liner notes). Atlantic Records. 1993. 87437-2.
  7. ↑ Not Enough Time (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Atlantic Records. 1993. 85819-2.
  8. ↑ Not Enough Time (US cassette single cassette notes). Atlantic Records. 1993. 4-87437.
  9. ↑ Not Enough Time (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). EastWest Records. 1993. WMD5-4115.
  10. ↑ "Top Singles. Volume 56, Issue 14 (1992-10-03)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "INXS Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "INXS Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "INXS Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992". RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. 19 December 1992. p. 8.
  16. ↑ "The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. 26 December 1992. p. YE-42.
  17. ↑ "ノット・イナフ・タイム | INXS" [Not Enough Time | INXS] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 9 September 2023.