| "Misfits" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Cold Chisel | ||||
| from the album Chisel | ||||
| A-side | "Misfits" | |||
| B-side | "Mona and the Preacher" "Four Walls (live)" | |||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Walker | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Opitz | |||
| Cold Chisel singles chronology | ||||
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"Misfits" was a 1991 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, issued to promote the compilation album Chisel. The single only reached number 61 in the national charts [1] and was later dropped from subsequent Chisel re-issue packages. The song was written by organist Don Walker and was recorded during the sessions for the 1980 album East. "Misfits" was originally used as the B-side for that album's third single " My Baby".
The song was intended for a Health Commission documentary on homeless youth that was never released, due to the film being too "tough". The producer, Pam Scott, had approached the band to write a song about homeless teenagers in Sydney's Western Suburbs. [2] The promotional video has footage of street kids and the band performing in a studio, shot by Peter Levy, who would later do the cover for "Circus Animals". [3]
Reception
Andrew McMillan wrote in RAM, that Barnes, "was - as the medium of lyrical communication - voicing a strong identification with the underdog at a time when the species was gathering numbers, losing hope, and bearing its teeth." [4]
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( ARIA Charts) | 55 |
Footnotes
- ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Toby Creswell. "Petrolheads". www.coldchisel.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Cold Chisel - Vision, DVD liner notes
- ^ Andrew McMillan (5 January 1984). "The Final Salute". RAM. No. 226. p. 33.