"Great Wall" is a song by Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera.[1] It was the first single from their self-titled 1987 album,[2] and reached number five on the Australian music charts.[3][4] Great Wall's lyrics reference the New South Wales Hume Weir (Dam).
| "Great Wall" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Original 1986 cover | ||||
| Single by Boom Crash Opera | ||||
| from the album Boom Crash Opera | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 4:59 (extended mix) | |||
| Label | WEA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dale Ryder, Richard Pleasance, Greg O'Connor | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Brown | |||
| Boom Crash Opera singles chronology | ||||
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At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song won Best Debut single.[5][6]
Track listing
edit- 7" single (7.258695)
- "Great Wall" (Dale Ryder) - 3:46
- "Caught Between Two Towns" (Peter Farnan) - 3:23
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7][8] | 5 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 39 |
Personnel
edit- Drums – Peter Maslen
- Engineer – Chris Corr
- Guitar – Peter Farnan
- Guitar, Bass – Richard Pleasance
- Keyboards – Greg O'Connor
- Mastered By – Paul Ibbotson
- Vocals – Dale Ryder
References
edit- ^ Watt, Andrew (16 May 1986). "Crashing their way to success". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Stuart Coupe (4 October 1987). "Boom Crash Opera on the way". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Winstead, Kathleen (19 November 1990). "New band injects energetic musical jolt into pop". Kingman Daily Miner. Western News & Info. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Australian Music Database
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 42. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report. No. 650. December 1986. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via Imgur.
