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"You're So Strong" is a song by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in 1985 through Regular Records. It was released from the band's fifth studio album Fundamental The song was written by vocalist/keyboardist Greedy Smith. The song first charted on 25 March 1985, peaked at No. 11 on the Kent Music Report, and stayed in the charts for eighteen weeks.

Track listing

Regular Records
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're So Strong"	Greedy Smith	3:25
2.	"Three Steps To Your Place"	Reg Mombassa	2:29

12" version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're So Strong (Extended Version)"	Greedy Smith	5:30
2.	"You're So Strong (Single Version)"	Greedy Smith	3:25
3.	"You're So Strong (Dub Version)"	Greedy Smith	5:15

UK Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're So Strong (Extended Version)"	Greedy Smith	5:29
2.	"Apocalypso (Wiping The Smile Off Santa's Face)"	Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa	4:16
3.	"Bus Ride"	Martin Plaza	2:55

Personnel

Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
Wayne de Lisle – drums
Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Peter O'Doherty – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (1985/86)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	11
United States (Dance Club Songs)	21
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)	82

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	92

References

45Cat - Mental As Anything - You're So Strong
Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - You're So Strong
Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Australian Music Database
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Billboard
Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Official Charts
"Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.

v t e Mental As Anything
Martin Plaza Jacob Cook Martin Cilia Craig Gordon Peter Gray Wayne de Lisle Reg Mombassa Greedy Smith Peter O'Doherty
Studio albums	Get Wet (1979) Espresso Bongo (1980) Cats & Dogs (1981) Creatures of Leisure (1983) Fundamental (1985) Mouth to Mouth (1987) Cyclone Raymond (1989)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986) Best of (1999) Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
Singles	"The Nips Are Getting Bigger" "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series" "Come Around" "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" "Too Many Times" "Berserk Warriors" "Close Again" "Working for the Man" "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)" "You're So Strong" "Live It Up" "Date with Destiny" "Big Wheel" "Let's Go to Paradise" "He's Just No Good for You" "Don't Tell Me Now" "Rock and Roll Music "Whole Wide World" "The World Seems Difficult"
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