Put Down That Weapon

"Put Down That Weapon"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
Released7 December 1987
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)James Moginie
Robert Hirst
Peter Garrett
Producer(s)Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Beds Are Burning"
(1987)		 "Put Down That Weapon"
(1987)		 "Dreamworld"
(1988)

"Put Down That Weapon" is a 1987 song by Australian band Midnight Oil and is the third single from their sixth studio album Diesel and Dust. It went to number 32 in Australia and number 9 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Australian release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) -
European release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 3:36
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:54

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ↑ Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN