"Put Down That Weapon" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.
| "Put Down That Weapon" | ||||
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| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album Diesel and Dust | ||||
| Released | 7 December 1987[1] | |||
| Length | 4:38[2] | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | James Moginie Robert Hirst Peter Garrett | |||
| Producer(s) | Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil | |||
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Track listing
edit- Australian release
- "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:38
- "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe)[3] -
- European release
Charts
edit| Chart (1987/88) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report[4] | 32 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 34 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust
- ^ a b c d "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
