"Devil Inside" | ||||
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Single by INXS | ||||
from the album Kick | ||||
B-side | "On the Rocks" | |||
Released | 8 February 1988 | |||
Genre | Funk- pop [1] | |||
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Label | WEA | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chris Thomas | |||
INXS singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Devil Inside" on YouTube |
"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and was released as the second single (third in the UK) from the band's sixth studio album, Kick, in February 1988. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. "Devil Inside" also peaked at number six in Australia, number three in Canada, and number two in New Zealand. Cash Box said that the band "[uses] a Daytripper-like guitar sound and riff it under a sultry, breathy vocal to put the point across." [2]
7-inch single
12-inch maxi
CD
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | 8 February 1988 |
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WEA | [12] |
United Kingdom | 22 February 1988 | [23] | ||
14 March 1988 | CD | [24] | ||
Japan | 25 April 1988 | Mini-CD | WEA | [25] |
...it also includes "New Sensation," "Devil Inside," and "Need You Tonight"—state-of-the-art '80s funk-pop played with enough charisma and volume for the cheap seats.