Stay Young (INXS song)

"Stay Young"
Single by INXS
from the album Underneath the Colours
B-side"Lacavocal"
ReleasedSeptember 1981
RecordedJuly – August 1981
EMI Studios 301, Sydney
Length3:25 (album version)
3:19 (single edit)
LabelDeluxe
Songwriter(s)Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss
Producer(s)Richard Clapton
INXS singles chronology
"The Loved One"
(1981) 		"Stay Young"
(1981) 		"Night of Rebellion"
(1982)
Music video
"Stay Young" on YouTube

"Stay Young" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. It was released as the first single from the band's second album Underneath the Colours, in September 1981. "Stay Young" peaked at number 21 on the Australian Singles Charts in November.[1]

The song included Dave Mason and Karen Ansel from the Australian band The Reels on backing vocals.

Video

The video was directed by Peter Clifton who directed the 1976 Led Zeppelin concert film, The Song Remains the Same. The video was filmed on Clontarf Beach, Clontarf, Sydney, Australia. The production company was ECV (Enterprise Colour Video) in Crow's Nest, Sydney, Australia. Cameraman: Jim Walpole, Editor: David Gillies, Offline Editor: Grant Shanks.

Track listing

7" single Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stay Young"M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[2]3:19
2."Lacavocal" (Produced by M. Hutchence)M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[3]3:36

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 21

References

  1. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  2. ^ ""Stay Young" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ ""Lacavocal" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 17 March 2014.