Original Sin (INXS song)

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"Original Sin"
File:Original Sin INXS.jpg
Cover art for mainly Australian releases
Single by INXS
from the album The Swing
B-side
  • "In Vain"
  • "Just Keep Walking"
Released December 1983
Format 45 rpm
Recorded 1983
Genre
Length
  • 5:19 (album version)
  • 3:45 (single edit)
  • 6:35 (12" extended version)
Label WEA
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Nile Rodgers
INXS singles chronology
"Black and White"
(1983)		 "Original Sin"
(1984)		 "I Send a Message"
(1984)

"Original Sin" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released as the first single from the band's the fourth album, The Swing. It was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss, and produced by Nile Rodgers.

It was released as a single in the US in December 1983,[1] where it reached No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. In Australia, it reached No. 1 in 1984,[2] and became an international hit during that year.

Daryl Hall sings the chorus with Hutchence. During an interview in Australia, Hall said Nile Rodgers called him and asked him to sing on the song.[3] Rodgers had participated in remixing the single "Adult Education" for Hall & Oates the previous year.

The music video was directed by Yamamoto San and was filmed in Japan. It features INXS singing on motorbikes as a fairground is set up and taken down around them.

In 2010, INXS rerecorded "Original Sin" with American vocalist Rob Thomas and Cuban female rapper DJ Yalediys as a dance single. It is featured in the 2010 INXS tribute album Original Sin.[4]

In February 2014, after the Seven Network airing of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Original Sin" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at no. 61 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Track listing

7" single Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Original Sin"   M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[5] 3:45
2. "In Vain/Just Keep Walking"   G. Beers, M. Hutchence, A. Farris, J. Farris, T. Farris, K. Pingily[6] 7:24

12"/CD Maxi single Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Original Sin" (Extended remix) M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[5] 6:23
2. "Jan's Song" (Live) M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[7] 3:06
3. "To Look at You" (Live) A. Farris[8] 3:39

Chart performance

See also

References

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  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – INXS – Original Sin" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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  11. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6737." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – INXS - Original Sin search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – INXS – Original Sin" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – INXS – Original Sin". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – INXS – Original Sin". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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  18. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JUNE 2, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 October 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Kash vs. INXS – Dream On Black Girl (Original Sin)" (in French). Les classement single.
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External links

Preceded by Australian Kent Music Report number-one single
30 January 1984 – 6 February 1984 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
Preceded by US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one single
4 June 2011 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Hollywood Tonight" by Michael Jackson
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