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Revision as of 15:56, 30 December 2019

1987 single by Midnight Oil
"Beds Are Burning"
Australian seven-inch vinyl single
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
B-side
  • "Gunbarrel Highway"
  • "Bullroarer" (US only)
Released10 August 1987
StudioAlbert Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Length4:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"The Dead Heart"
(1986) 		"Beds Are Burning"
(1987) 		"Put Down That Weapon"
(1987)
Audio sample

"Beds Are Burning" is a 1987 song by the Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust. This song was released as the second single from the album. It reached No. 1 in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, No. 3 in the Netherlands, No. 5 in France, No. 6 in the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland, No. 17 in the United States and Sweden.

It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and it was named number 95 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s and number 97 by the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time in 2009.

In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the Best Australian Songs of all time, as decided by a 100 strong industry panel. "Beds Are Burning" was declared third behind the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind" and Daddy Cool's "Eagle Rock".

Lyrics

The Kintore Ranges and the town of Yuendumu are mentioned by name in the lyrics, as are vehicles produced by the Holden company.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1989) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 2
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) 20
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
France (SNEP) 5
Ireland (IRMA) 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 17
UK Singles (OCC) 6
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 6
US Billboard Hot 100 17
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 20
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 45
US Cash Box 26
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 59

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) 21
Chart (1988) Rank
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 47
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 6
France (SNEP) 48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 30
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 10

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
France (SNEP) Silver 262,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Performances

Midnight Oil performed the song in front of a world audience of millions at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Prime Minister John Howard had triggered controversy that year with his refusal to embrace symbolic reconciliation and apologise to Indigenous Australians and members of the Stolen Generations. But he had also claimed that the reconciliation-themed "Beds Are Burning" was his favorite Midnight Oil song. The band played it dressed in black, with the word "Sorry" printed conspicuously all over their clothes, as a popular apology to indigenous people and to highlight the issue to Howard, who was in the audience as the ranking Olympic host.

Other appearances

Cover versions

See also

References

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  2. "The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008.. Australasian Performing Right Association. 28 May 2001.
  3. "Beds Are Burning". Midnight-oil.info. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 200. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8655." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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  18. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  19. "National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. 28 December 1987. Retrieved 21 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  20. "Jaaroverzichten 1988". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  21. "Top 100 Single of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  22. "TOP – 1988". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  23. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  24. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988". Single Top 100 (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  25. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1988". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  27. "Canadian single certifications – Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning". Music Canada.
  28. "Les Singles / Titres Certifiés "Argent"". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  29. "Les Singles en Argent". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
  30. Mogus, Jason (1 October 2009). "'Beds are Burning' brings celebrities together in support of TckTckTck and climate justice". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.. Tcktcktck.org.

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