"Lay Down Your Guns" is a song by Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in July 1990 as the lead single from Barnes' fourth studio album, Two Fires. It reached #4 on the Australian ARIA charts.
| "Lay Down Your Guns" | ||||
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| Single by Jimmy Barnes | ||||
| from the album Two Fires | ||||
| B-side | "Broken Hearts" | |||
| Released | July 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
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Track listing
editCD Single (D10133)/ 7" single (K 10133) [1]
- "Lay Down Your Guns"
- "Broken Hearts"
Charts
edit"Lay Down Your Guns" debuted at #9 in Australia, before peaking at number 4.[2]
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 4 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 12 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart[5] | 23 |
| Australian Artist Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 44 |
Sales and certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Jimmy Barnes "Lay Down Your Guns"". Discogs. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.