The Dead Heart

"The Dead Heart"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
ReleasedAugust 1986 (AUS)
1988 (UK, U.S.)
Genre
Length5:10 (album version)
6:20 (extended version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Best of Both Worlds"
(1985)		 "The Dead Heart"
(1986)		 "Beds Are Burning"
(1987)

"The Dead Heart" is a 1986 song by Australian band Midnight Oil and is the leading single from their sixth studio album Diesel and Dust. It went to number 62 in the United Kingdom, number 53 in the United States, number 4 in Australia, number 14 in New Zealand and number 38 in Canada.

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dead Heart"R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, P. Gifford5:10
2."Kosciusko"R. Hirst, J. Moginie4:57
Total length:10:07
12" single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dead Heart"R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, P. Gifford6:20
2."Blackfella/Whitefella" (performed by Warumpi Band)N.Murray, G. Djilaynga3:25
3."This Land" (performed by Coloured Stone)B.Lawrie5:00
Total length:14:45

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, David (2004). "Midnight Oil". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 541–542. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  2. 1 2 "'The Dead Heart' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "'Kosciusko' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "'Blackfella / Whitefella' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "'This Land' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 April 2014.