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| single3date = March 1988{{efn|First released in the United Kingdom on 29 December 1987.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Index: Releases|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=12|date=19 December 1987|quote=INXS, those good looking guys from Aussie, release their single 'New Sensation' on December 29.}}</ref>}} |
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'''''Kick''''' is the sixth studio album by Australian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[INXS]], released on |
'''''Kick''''' is the sixth studio album by Australian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[INXS]], released on 19 October 1987 through [[Warner Music Group#1980s|WEA]] in Australia, [[Mercury Records]] in Europe, and [[Atlantic Records]] in the United States and Canada. The album was produced by British producer [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]], recorded by David Nicholas in Sydney and Paris and mixed by [[Bob Clearmountain]] at [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]] in London. |
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The band's most successful studio album, ''Kick'' has been certified six times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] and peaked at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album also spawned four US top 10 singles, "[[New Sensation]]", "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]", "[[Devil Inside (INXS song)|Devil Inside]]" and "[[Need You Tonight]]", the last of which reached the top of the US ''Billboard'' singles charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inxs-kick-10-things-you-didnt-know-127082/|title=INXS' 'Kick': 10 Things You Didn't Know|first1=Van|last1=Sias|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/01/05/inxs-kicks-through-genres/|title=INXS' "Kick"s through genres|date=5 January 2018}}</ref> |
The band's most successful studio album, ''Kick'' has been certified six times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] and peaked at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album also spawned four US top 10 singles, "[[New Sensation]]", "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]", "[[Devil Inside (INXS song)|Devil Inside]]" and "[[Need You Tonight]]", the last of which reached the top of the US ''Billboard'' singles charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/inxs-kick-10-things-you-didnt-know-127082/|title=INXS' 'Kick': 10 Things You Didn't Know|first1=Van|last1=Sias|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=19 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/01/05/inxs-kicks-through-genres/|title=INXS' "Kick"s through genres|date=5 January 2018}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Between 1980 and 1984, INXS released four studio albums and had toured their native country Australia extensively. The release of ''[[Listen Like Thieves]]'' and its second single "What You Need" in 1985 brought the group international acclaim, as well as a breakthrough in the United States.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/inxs/albums/album/148097/review/5944088/listen_like_thieves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516072828/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/inxs/albums/album/148097/review/5944088/listen_like_thieves |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2008 |title=INXS: Listen Like Thieves|magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Parke Puterbaugh|date=5 December 1985|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> The album peaked at No.11 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and featured the band's first top 5 single in the US, "[[What You Need (INXS song)|What You Need]]".<ref name=AMGSingles/> After that success, the band knew their next album would have to be better. According to guitarist and saxophonist [[Kirk Pengilly]], "We wanted an album where all the songs were possible singles".<ref name="Jeff"/> Towards the end of 1986, the band members gathered at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in [[Sydney]], Australia to rehearse the songs that Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss had written.<ref name="p126">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/126 126]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref> |
Between 1980 and 1984, INXS released four studio albums and had toured their native country Australia extensively. The release of ''[[Listen Like Thieves]]'' and its second single "What You Need" in 1985 brought the group international acclaim, as well as a breakthrough in the United States.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/inxs/albums/album/148097/review/5944088/listen_like_thieves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516072828/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/inxs/albums/album/148097/review/5944088/listen_like_thieves |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2008 |title=INXS: Listen Like Thieves|magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Parke Puterbaugh|date=5 December 1985|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> The album peaked at No.11 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and featured the band's first top 5 single in the US, "[[What You Need (INXS song)|What You Need]]".<ref name=AMGSingles/> After that success, the band knew their next album would have to be better. According to guitarist and saxophonist [[Kirk Pengilly]], "We wanted an album where all the songs were possible singles".<ref name="Jeff"/> Towards the end of 1986, the band members gathered at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in [[Sydney]], Australia to rehearse the songs that Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss had written.<ref name="p126">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/126 126]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref> |
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==Recording and production== |
==Recording and production== |
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In January 1987, INXS entered Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney to begin recording their sixth studio album, and the second with producer Chris Thomas. At the band's request, fellow engineer David Nicholas was brought in to assist with the album's production.<ref name="p128">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/128 128]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref><ref name="LinerNotes">{{cite web|url= http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Kick.html |title= Kick Liner Notes [2002 Rhino Remaster]|publisher=AlbumLinerNotes |access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> Nicholas co-owned Rhinoceros recordings and had previously worked with the band on their 1982 album, ''[[Shabooh Shoobah]]''. In the band's 2005 official autobiography, ''INXS: Story to Story'', Nicholas recalled: "There was a really good feeling in the studio that this was going to be something big. The band had just come off a really successful tour of the US on the back of ''Listen Like Thieves'', which really broke them there and they were on fire".<ref name="Bozza"/> |
In January 1987, INXS entered Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney to begin recording their sixth studio album, and the second with producer Chris Thomas. At the band's request, fellow engineer David Nicholas was brought in to assist with the album's production.<ref name="p128">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/128 128]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref><ref name="LinerNotes">{{cite web |url= http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Kick.html |title= Kick Liner Notes [2002 Rhino Remaster] |publisher= AlbumLinerNotes |access-date= 18 June 2017 |archive-date= 15 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171015044044/http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Kick.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> Nicholas co-owned Rhinoceros recordings and had previously worked with the band on their 1982 album, ''[[Shabooh Shoobah]]''. In the band's 2005 official autobiography, ''INXS: Story to Story'', Nicholas recalled: "There was a really good feeling in the studio that this was going to be something big. The band had just come off a really successful tour of the US on the back of ''Listen Like Thieves'', which really broke them there and they were on fire".<ref name="Bozza"/> |
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[[File:Sydney Opera House Concert Theatre.JPG|thumb|INXS gathered at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in Australia to begin the rehearsal sessions for ''Kick''.]] |
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During production, management booked dates for the band's upcoming European tour,<ref name="p127">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/127 127]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref> which proved a problem for Thomas, as he felt the album needed more songs. "They had an incredible momentum building and were gaining fans all the time", Thomas recalls. "There was an audience waiting for the product, but I decided that they didn't have the right songs yet".<ref name="p127"/> Thomas persuaded primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss to fly to [[Hong Kong]] (where Hutchence and drummer [[Jon Farriss]] owned an apartment) to write more material for the forthcoming album |
During production, management booked dates for the band's upcoming European tour,<ref name="p127">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/127 127]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref> which proved a problem for Thomas, as he felt the album needed more songs. "They had an incredible momentum building and were gaining fans all the time", Thomas recalls. "There was an audience waiting for the product, but I decided that they didn't have the right songs yet".<ref name="p127"/> Thomas persuaded primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss to fly to [[Hong Kong]] (where Hutchence and drummer [[Jon Farriss]] owned an apartment) to write more material for the forthcoming album.<ref name="p127"/> |
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While waiting for a cab to go to the airport to fly to Hong Kong, Andrew thought up the guitar riff for "[[Need You Tonight]]". He told the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he went back to his motel room to grab something, when in fact, he went back to record the riff on a cassette. The cab driver was furious when Andrew returned to the cab forty-five minutes later. When Hutchence heard the demo in Hong Kong, he wrote the song's lyrics, writing most in just ten minutes.<ref name="p127"/> |
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At the end of their two-week seclusion in Hong Kong, Hutchence and Andrew returned to the recording sessions in Australia with a handful of demo tapes, including "Need You Tonight", "Kick" and "Calling All Nations".<ref name="p127"/> Thomas knew the album was done when he heard the recordings, and organised the last portion of the album's production to be carried out at the Studio De La Grande Armee in Paris |
At the end of their two-week seclusion in Hong Kong, Hutchence and Andrew returned to the recording sessions in Australia with a handful of demo tapes, including "Need You Tonight", "Kick" and "Calling All Nations".<ref name="p127"/> Thomas knew the album was done when he heard the recordings, and organised the last portion of the album's production to be carried out at the Studio De La Grande Armee in Paris.<ref name="p127"/> |
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While ''Kick'' had been considered as the album's name during the recording sessions in Australia, when the word appeared in a couple of tracks, a song of the same name was written in Hong Kong and it was chosen for certain. There was also the appeal that the word had four letters like the band's name.<ref name="AlbumName">{{cite web|url= https://www.discogs.com/INXS-Interview-1988/master/487702|title=INXS Interview 1988|publisher=Discogs|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
While ''Kick'' had been considered as the album's name during the recording sessions in Australia, when the word appeared in a couple of tracks, a song of the same name was written in Hong Kong and it was chosen for certain. There was also the appeal that the word had four letters like the band's name.<ref name="AlbumName">{{cite web|url= https://www.discogs.com/INXS-Interview-1988/master/487702|title=INXS Interview 1988|publisher=Discogs|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
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Certain songs that were recorded early in production remained close to their demo counterparts, while others were changed drastically.<ref name="LinerNotes"/> Originally, "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]" was a piano ballad having no orchestral structure at all |
Certain songs that were recorded early in production remained close to their demo counterparts, while others were changed drastically.<ref name="LinerNotes"/> Originally, "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]" was a piano ballad having no orchestral structure at all.<ref name="LinerNotes"/> The song's original arrangement was released on ''Kick 25'', the 25th anniversary reissue. The demo of "Mediate" was also longer.<ref name="p128"/> When Andrew first played its demo in the studio, "Need You Tonight" was playing in the background.<ref name="p128"/> Upon hearing both tracks being played simultaneously, Nicholas labored to have the two tracks combined.<ref name="p128"/> Nicholas said in the band's official autobiography, "I rewound his tape and hit play just as "Need You Tonight" ended and synced up so perfectly that I actually thought something was wrong".<ref name="p128"/> |
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The members of INXS spent the final ''Kick'' sessions contributing their talents on [[Richard Clapton]]'s ''Glory Road'', which was being produced in the same studio.<ref name="p128"/> |
The members of INXS spent the final ''Kick'' sessions contributing their talents on [[Richard Clapton]]'s ''Glory Road'', which was being produced in the same studio.<ref name="p128"/> |
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Andrew Farriss recalls, "Hutchence's instrument was his voice; he couldn't explain what he was thinking in musical terms. He would say things like, 'It needs to feel like this.' And I'd try to translate that into notes".<ref name="Spitznage"/> |
Andrew Farriss recalls, "Hutchence's instrument was his voice; he couldn't explain what he was thinking in musical terms. He would say things like, 'It needs to feel like this.' And I'd try to translate that into notes".<ref name="Spitznage"/> |
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Upon its release, ''Kick'' was noted for being in sync with the visual media of the late 80's, which is instantly evident in the album's opening track "Guns in the Sky"; the song described the state of the world and its obsession with arms.<ref name="Star2">{{cite web|first=N.|last=Rama Lohan|url= |
Upon its release, ''Kick'' was noted for being in sync with the visual media of the late 80's, which is instantly evident in the album's opening track "Guns in the Sky"; the song described the state of the world and its obsession with arms.<ref name="Star2">{{cite web|first=N.|last=Rama Lohan|url=http://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/06/10/inxs-kick-was-a-rock-and-dance-masterpiece/|title=INXS' Kick was a rock and dance masterpiece|publisher=Star2|date=10 June 2016|access-date=18 June 2017|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812153348/http://www.star2.com/entertainment/music/music-news/2016/06/10/inxs-kick-was-a-rock-and-dance-masterpiece/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The rest of the album focuses on themes of fun, love and excess; "New Sensation" and "Calling All Nations" are both about a party lifestyle, while "Never Tear Us Apart" describes an instant connection between two people who form an unending bond.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=8578|title= INXS – Never Tear Us Apart|publisher=Song Facts |access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> The lyrics to "[[Devil Inside (INXS song)|Devil Inside]]" are about a life of excess.<ref name="Star2"/> The sequencing of "Need You Tonight" and "Mediate" provides a lyrical contrast, as the former exudes intimacy while the latter addresses social concerns like apartheid.<ref name="Star2"/> The band also included a new version of "The Loved One", a song by Australian rock band [[The Loved Ones (Australian band)|The Loved Ones]] they had previously covered in their compilation ''[[INXSIVE]]'' (1982). |
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==Release== |
==Release== |
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In the band's 2005 official autobiography, the band's manager [[Chris Murphy (manager)|Chris Murphy]] stated that upon completion of ''Kick'', he flew to [[New York City|New York]] to play the finished album for the top executives of [[Atlantic Records]]. The US record label first rejected the album, feeling that the funk and dance elements would alienate the band's traditional rock following. Murphy said that he resisted Atlantic's proposition of one million dollars to produce the album all over again. He then devised a strategy to get ''Kick'' released. Unbeknownst to Atlantic, Murphy arranged a secret meeting with the staff of Atlantic's radio promotion division to play them "Need You Tonight". He found a market when the head of college radio promotion agreed to concentrate a strategy on [[campus radio]]. The song was a chart success on the radio network and received heavy replay. "Need You Tonight" was released in September 1987. Murphy stated that his strategy had worked |
In the band's 2005 official autobiography, the band's manager [[Chris Murphy (manager)|Chris Murphy]] stated that upon completion of ''Kick'', he flew to [[New York City|New York]] to play the finished album for the top executives of [[Atlantic Records]]. The US record label first rejected the album, feeling that the funk and dance elements would alienate the band's traditional rock following. Murphy said that he resisted Atlantic's proposition of one million dollars to produce the album all over again. He then devised a strategy to get ''Kick'' released.<ref name="p135"/> |
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Unbeknownst to Atlantic, Murphy arranged a secret meeting with the staff of Atlantic's radio promotion division to play them "Need You Tonight". He found a market when the head of college radio promotion agreed to concentrate a strategy on [[campus radio]]. The song was a chart success on the radio network and received heavy replay. "Need You Tonight" was released in September 1987. Murphy stated that his strategy had worked. Atlantic added ''Kick'' to their release schedule for October.<ref name="p135"/> |
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The album's second single, "Devil Inside", crossed over onto album rock play lists. Over the course of four consecutive top five singles and the support of a short college tour, with INXS playing concerts in college bars and university auditoriums across North America, ''Kick'' became popular among American fans.<ref name="p135">{{cite book | title = INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography | url = https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs | url-access = registration | page = [https://archive.org/details/inxsstorytostory00inxs/page/208 208]| last1 = INXS | last2 = Bozza | first2 = Anthony | author-link2 = Anthony Bozza | year = 2005 | publisher = Atria Books | isbn = 978-0-7432-8404-2 }} Retrieved 18 June 2017</ref> |
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==Tour== |
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With the growing popularity of ''Kick'', and the release of its first single, "Need You Tonight", all twelve songs from the album quickly became staples of the tour's setlists, with "[[Don't Change]]" being regularly played during a show's encore.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/inxs-6bd6ea0e.html?tour=Kick |title= Average setlist for tour: Kick|publisher= Setlist.fm – The Setlist Wiki|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
With the growing popularity of ''Kick'', and the release of its first single, "Need You Tonight", all twelve songs from the album quickly became staples of the tour's setlists, with "[[Don't Change]]" being regularly played during a show's encore.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/inxs-6bd6ea0e.html?tour=Kick |title= Average setlist for tour: Kick|publisher= Setlist.fm – The Setlist Wiki|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
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The tour resumed in March with the band playing three sold-out shows at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in [[New York City]] from 18 to 20 March.<ref name="oocities"/> Fleets of trucks were hired to transport the band's equipment, lighting and wardrobe across thousands of miles of road over the next three months. During the band's time spent commuting across America, Andrew began writing and playing new material with a guitar.<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> According to ''INXS: The Official Inside Story of a Band on the Road'', Andrew said, "Prior to the Kick tour I'd never written on the road – mainly because I didn't have time I guess. But with ''Kick'' I started writing with a guitar, and I was kind of proud that I'd taught myself to do that".<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> INXS finished up the second leg of the American tour with a |
The tour resumed in March with the band playing three sold-out shows at [[Radio City Music Hall]] in [[New York City]] from 18 to 20 March.<ref name="oocities"/> Fleets of trucks were hired to transport the band's equipment, lighting and wardrobe across thousands of miles of road over the next three months. During the band's time spent commuting across America, Andrew began writing and playing new material with a guitar.<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> According to ''INXS: The Official Inside Story of a Band on the Road'', Andrew said, "Prior to the Kick tour I'd never written on the road – mainly because I didn't have time I guess. But with ''Kick'' I started writing with a guitar, and I was kind of proud that I'd taught myself to do that".<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> INXS finished up the second leg of the American tour with a handful of shows being played in key cities across the [[California]] state, including [[San Francisco]], [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] and [[San Diego]].<ref name="oocities"/> |
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In October, INXS made a brief stopover in Japan to play a small number of shows and festivals in [[Tokyo]] and [[Yokohama]], before flying on to Australia to finish the last segment of the Calling All Nations tour.<ref name="oocities"/> Since the culmination of the tour in November 1988, INXS agreed to a one-year respite. This one-year break allowed the members time off to spend with their families and to work on side projects.<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> |
In October, INXS made a brief stopover in Japan to play a small number of shows and festivals in [[Tokyo]] and [[Yokohama]], before flying on to Australia to finish the last segment of the Calling All Nations tour.<ref name="oocities"/> Since the culmination of the tour in November 1988, INXS agreed to a one-year respite. This one-year break allowed the members time off to spend with their families and to work on side projects.<ref name=BandRoadChronology2/> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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| rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]'' |
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| rev4 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' |
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| rev4score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/inxs-kick-30-album-review|title=INXS - ''Kick'' 30 album review|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|website=loudersound.com| date=3 December 2017 |access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref> |
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| rev5 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}</ref> |
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[[AllMusic]]'s Steve Huey retrospectively described the album as "an impeccably crafted pop ''tour de force'', the band succeeding at everything they try".<ref name=allmusicreview/> He added, "More to the point, every song is catchy and memorable, branded with indelible hooks".<ref name=allmusicreview/> According to Huey, "Kick crystallized all of the band's influences – stones-y rock & roll, pop, funk, contemporary dance-pop – into a cool, stylish dance/rock hybrid."<ref name=allmusicreview /> |
[[AllMusic]]'s Steve Huey retrospectively described the album as "an impeccably crafted pop ''tour de force'', the band succeeding at everything they try".<ref name=allmusicreview/> He added, "More to the point, every song is catchy and memorable, branded with indelible hooks".<ref name=allmusicreview/> According to Huey, "''Kick'' crystallized all of the band's influences – stones-y rock & roll, pop, funk, contemporary dance-pop – into a cool, stylish dance/rock hybrid."<ref name=allmusicreview /> |
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[[Robert Christgau]] called INXS "silly middlebrow hacks", but acknowledged that ''Kick'' delivered "danceable rock and roll that sounds smart in the background".<ref name="Christgau"/> Australian rock music historian, [[Ian McFarlane]], asserted that ''Kick'' "became the band's most enduring release by mixing the hard rock sound of Thieves with a looser approach to dance grooves".<ref name="McF"/> In a retrospective review, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']] wrote, "Hutchence's knowing, [[Mick Jagger|Jaggeresque]] vocal swagger turned 'Devil Inside,' 'Never Tear Us Apart' and the mighty 'Mystify' into something beyond what INXS had done before and what they would do again".<ref name="Q"/> |
[[Robert Christgau]] called INXS "silly middlebrow hacks", but acknowledged that ''Kick'' delivered "danceable rock and roll that sounds smart in the background".<ref name="Christgau"/> Australian rock music historian, [[Ian McFarlane]], asserted that ''Kick'' "became the band's most enduring release by mixing the hard rock sound of ''Thieves'' with a looser approach to dance grooves".<ref name="McF"/> In a retrospective review, [[Q (magazine)|''Q'']] wrote, "Hutchence's knowing, [[Mick Jagger|Jaggeresque]] vocal swagger turned 'Devil Inside,' 'Never Tear Us Apart' and the mighty 'Mystify' into something beyond what INXS had done before and what they would do again".<ref name="Q"/> |
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[[BBC Online|BBC Music]]'s Cormac Heron reviewed the 2004 deluxe edition, "superfluous second disc notwithstanding, this is a near flawless collection of songs" and felt that the "production still sounds fresh and the song-writing partnership of Hutchence/Farriss wins you over with an anthemic glory".<ref name="BBCReview"/> In a 2012 special review celebrating the anniversary of albums released in 1987, ''Classic Album Review'' admired ''Kick'', calling it a "Well crafted pop/rock/dance album" and stating that it "transformed the band from the status of an alternative niche to that of a mainstream pop headliner".<ref name="ClassicRockReview">{{cite web|url= http://www.classicrockreview.com/2012/09/1987-inxs-kick/|title=Kick by INXS|publisher=Classic Rock|date=21 September 2012|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
[[BBC Online|BBC Music]]'s Cormac Heron reviewed the 2004 deluxe edition, "superfluous second disc notwithstanding, this is a near flawless collection of songs" and felt that the "production still sounds fresh and the song-writing partnership of Hutchence/Farriss wins you over with an anthemic glory".<ref name="BBCReview"/> In a 2012 special review celebrating the anniversary of albums released in 1987, ''Classic Album Review'' admired ''Kick'', calling it a "Well crafted pop/rock/dance album" and stating that it "transformed the band from the status of an alternative niche to that of a mainstream pop headliner".<ref name="ClassicRockReview">{{cite web|url= http://www.classicrockreview.com/2012/09/1987-inxs-kick/|title=Kick by INXS|publisher=Classic Rock|date=21 September 2012|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
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''Kick'' provided the band with worldwide popularity; it peaked at No. 1 in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> No. 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name=AMGAlbums/> No. 9 in the UK<ref name="UKCharts"/> and No. 15 in Austria.<ref name="AUTCharts"/> In the US, the album spent a total of 79 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200, staying 22 consecutive weeks in the top 10.<ref name="tsort">{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/ptcehn.htm|title=The World's Music Charts - Chart runs of INXS|publisher=tsort|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> It was an upbeat, confident album that yielded four Top 10 US singles, "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and the No. 1 "Need You Tonight".<ref name=AMGSingles/> In [[Canada]], the album debuted at number 14 on the [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Albums Chart]] on 5 December 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0907.pdf|title=Top Albums/CDs – Volume 47, No. 9, December 5, 1987|date=5 December 1987|access-date=14 October 2017|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=RPM Library Archives}}</ref> It reached the top of the charts on 14 May 1988 and remained there for 1 week.<ref name="tsort"/> The album's biggest single "Need You Tonight" peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts,<ref name="UKCharts"/> No. 3 in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> and No. 10 in France.<ref name="FRACharts"/> |
''Kick'' provided the band with worldwide popularity; it peaked at No. 1 in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> No. 3 on the US ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name=AMGAlbums/> No. 9 in the UK<ref name="UKCharts"/> and No. 15 in Austria.<ref name="AUTCharts"/> In the US, the album spent a total of 79 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200, staying 22 consecutive weeks in the top 10.<ref name="tsort">{{cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/ptcehn.htm|title=The World's Music Charts - Chart runs of INXS|publisher=tsort|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> It was an upbeat, confident album that yielded four Top 10 US singles, "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and the No. 1 "Need You Tonight".<ref name=AMGSingles/> In [[Canada]], the album debuted at number 14 on the [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Albums Chart]] on 5 December 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0907.pdf|title=Top Albums/CDs – Volume 47, No. 9, December 5, 1987|date=5 December 1987|access-date=14 October 2017|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=RPM Library Archives}}</ref> It reached the top of the charts on 14 May 1988 and remained there for 1 week.<ref name="tsort"/> The album's biggest single "Need You Tonight" peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts,<ref name="UKCharts"/> No. 3 in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> and No. 10 in France.<ref name="FRACharts"/> |
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Within a year of its release, ''Kick'' had achieved gold and platinum status in many countries. In the United States, the album was certified platinum on 22 December 1987, less than two months after its release, by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for sales of one million copies.<ref name="UnitedStates"/> By the end of 1989, it was certified quadruple platinum, having sold in excess of four million units in the United States alone.<ref name="UnitedStates"/> ''Kick'' remains the band's best-selling album in Canada, earning a [[List of diamond-certified albums in Canada|diamond]] certification from the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] (CRIA), for shipments of one million copies.<ref name="Canada"/> In the UK, ''Kick'' was the band's first album to attain a platinum certification by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), achieving this designation in July 1988.<ref name="UnitedKingdom"/> ''Kick'' was a commercial success in other territories across Europe, earning platinum accreditations in France,<ref name="infodisc"/> Spain<ref name="Spain"/> and Switzerland.<ref name="Switzerland"/> At the [[1988 MTV Video Music Awards]], the band was both the most-nominated and most-awarded artist at the show, winning five of their nine nominations, including the awards for [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] and [[MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] for "[[Need You Tonight]]/[[Mediate (song)|Mediate]]". The video for "Mediate", which played after "Need You Tonight", replicated the format of [[Bob Dylan]]'s video for "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]", even in its use of apparently deliberate errors. This marked the first of a few instances in VMA history where the same artist and music video won both awards at the same ceremony.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|title=INXS Rocks Off With 5 Video Awards|date=September 9, 1988|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230628/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|archive-date=August 1, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> |
Within a year of its release, ''Kick'' had achieved gold and platinum status in many countries. In the United States, the album was certified platinum on 22 December 1987, less than two months after its release, by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for sales of one million copies.<ref name="UnitedStates"/> By the end of 1989, it was certified quadruple platinum, having sold in excess of four million units in the United States alone.<ref name="UnitedStates"/> ''Kick'' remains the band's best-selling album in Canada, earning a [[List of diamond-certified albums in Canada|diamond]] certification from the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] (CRIA), for shipments of one million copies.<ref name="Canada"/> In the UK, ''Kick'' was the band's first album to attain a platinum certification by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI), achieving this designation in July 1988.<ref name="UnitedKingdom"/> |
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''Kick'' was a commercial success in other territories across Europe, earning platinum accreditations in France,<ref name="infodisc"/> Spain<ref name="Spain"/> and Switzerland.<ref name="Switzerland"/> At the [[1988 MTV Video Music Awards]], the band was both the most-nominated and most-awarded artist at the show, winning five of their nine nominations, including the awards for [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] and [[MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] for "[[Need You Tonight]]/[[Mediate (song)|Mediate]]". The video for "Mediate", which played after "Need You Tonight", replicated the format of [[Bob Dylan]]'s video for "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]", even in its use of apparently deliberate errors. This marked the first of a few instances in VMA history where the same artist and music video won both awards at the same ceremony.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|title=INXS Rocks Off With 5 Video Awards|date=September 9, 1988|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230628/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|archive-date=August 1, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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''Kick'' is the band's best-selling album, with reported sales approaching 20 million worldwide as of 2012.<ref name="ReadJunk">{{cite web|url=http://www.readjunk.com/news/music/inxs-to-release-25th-anniversary-reissue-of-kick/|title=INXS to release 25th Anniversary reissue of "Kick"|publisher=Read Junk |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> According to the band's official autobiography, the album sold nearly 10 million units internationally only two years after its release.<ref name="Bozza"/> The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified ''Kick'' as six times Platinum, with shipments of six million units, in 1997.<ref name="RIAA"/> In Canada, ''Kick'' is the second album by an Australian act to receive a diamond accreditation, the first being [[AC/DC]]'s ''[[Back in Black]]''. ''Kick'' remains the band's best selling album in the UK, having gone three times platinum in 1989, with over 1 million units sold.<ref name="UnitedKingdom"/> In the band's native Australia, ''Kick'' has gone seven times platinum, marking just over 500,000 in sales.<ref name="Kent"/> 27 years after its release, ''Kick'' re-entered the Australian and New Zealand charts where it peaked again at No.2 in Australia and No.11 in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/inxss-kick-album-at-number-two-in-itunes-27-years-after-release/news-story/12a9b361b8a818c4696cc6bedcf3fa7f|title= INXS's Kick album at number two in iTunes 27 years after release|work= News.com.au|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
''Kick'' is the band's best-selling album, with reported sales approaching 20 million worldwide as of 2012.<ref name="ReadJunk">{{cite web|url=http://www.readjunk.com/news/music/inxs-to-release-25th-anniversary-reissue-of-kick/|title=INXS to release 25th Anniversary reissue of "Kick"|date=November 2012 |publisher=Read Junk |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> According to the band's official autobiography, the album sold nearly 10 million units internationally only two years after its release.<ref name="Bozza"/> The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified ''Kick'' as six times Platinum, with shipments of six million units, in 1997.<ref name="RIAA"/> In Canada, ''Kick'' is the second album by an Australian act to receive a diamond accreditation, the first being [[AC/DC]]'s ''[[Back in Black]]''. ''Kick'' remains the band's best selling album in the UK, having gone three times platinum in 1989, with over 1 million units sold.<ref name="UnitedKingdom"/> In the band's native Australia, ''Kick'' has gone seven times platinum, marking just over 500,000 in sales.<ref name="Kent"/> 27 years after its release, ''Kick'' re-entered the Australian and New Zealand charts where it peaked again at No.2 in Australia and No.11 in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/inxss-kick-album-at-number-two-in-itunes-27-years-after-release/news-story/12a9b361b8a818c4696cc6bedcf3fa7f|title= INXS's Kick album at number two in iTunes 27 years after release|work= News.com.au|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> |
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The album has been lauded by critics the world over as a work of "rhythm rock" perfection,<ref name="ReadJunk"/> and has made its way onto many "best of" lists; in their 1988 issue of "Best Albums of the Year", ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' readers allocated ''Kick'' at number 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=1988 Annual Music Awards: Best Albums |issue=700 |date=January 1995 |website=rocklistmusic.co.uk |url=http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/rolling.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628073126/http://rocklistmusic.co.uk/rolling.htm#1988 |archive-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> Two years later, the magazine ranked the album at number 11 in their 1990 Australian issue of "100 Greatest Albums of the 80s".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html |title= Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Albums Of The 80s (Special Issue 1990)|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> |
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The album achieved the same ranking on ABC's (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) list of ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]'', a compendium compiled by Australian journalists John O’Donnell, [[Toby Creswell]] and Craig Mathieson.<ref name="ODonnell">{{Cite book | title = [[100 Best Australian Albums]] | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | author-link1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | author-link2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | author-link3 = Craig Mathieson | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = [[Prahran, Victoria|Prahran, Vic]] | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9 }}</ref> ''Kick'' was listed at number 5 in a similar list of "Hottest 100 Australian Albums of all time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/11/countdown/cd_5.htm |title=100 Hottest Australian Albums of All Time| date=28 January 2011 |publisher=ABC |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> ''[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]'' ranked ''Kick'' at number 6 in their 2013 list of "Top 100 Albums of 1987".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/09/30/best-albums-of-1987/|title=Top 100 Albums of 1987: Slicing Up Eyeballs' Best of the '80s — Part 8|website= [[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|date=30 September 2013|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> [[VH1]] placed the album's biggest single "Need You Tonight" at number 16 on its list of "Top 100 songs of the 80's". ''[[LA Weekly]]'' also listed the song at number 5 on their list of "20 Sexiest Songs of All Time".<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-20-sexiest-songs-of-all-time-5376264 |title= The 20 Sexiest Songs of All Time|newspaper=LA Weekly |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> In December 2021, the album was listed at number two in [[Rolling Stone Australia|Rolling Stone Australia’s]] ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown.<ref>[https://au.rollingstone.com/rolling-stones-200-greatest-australian-albums-of-all-time Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time]. Rolling Stone Australia, ''Rolling Stone Australia'', 06 December 2021. Retrieved 06 December 2021.</ref> |
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==Reissues== |
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In July 2012, [[Universal Music Group]] announced that ''Kick'' would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.michaelhutchence.com.au/home/blog/inxs-kick-25th-anniversary-edition-to-be-released-by-universal-music-uk-on-september-17th-2012/|title= INXS 'KICK' 25th Anniversary Edition To Be Released By Universal Music (UK) On September 17th, 2012|publisher= Michael Hutchence.com|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> This marked the third time the album has been expanded since its initial release.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/kick-25th-anniversary-super-deluxe-edition-mr0003739439|title= Kick [25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition] (CD & DVD - Universal / Universal Distribution #5338428) |publisher= AllMusic (Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Although the announcement was not officially confirmed on the band's website, track listings for the album's 25th anniversary began appearing on various UK retail websites via Mercury Records, with release dates set in the fall of 2012.<ref name="SlicingUpEyeballs">{{cite web|url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/07/13/inxs-kick-25-anniversary-reissue/|title=INXS' 'Kick' to receive expanded 3CD/1DVD 25th anniversary reissue with 'unheard tracks'|date=13 July 2012 |publisher=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> INXS confirmed the news on their website a few days after the announcement by Universal Music Group.<ref name="SlicingUpEyeballs"/> It was later reported by the ''[[Daily Express]]'' that a DVD would be included in the collection, featuring brand new video clips of Hutchence, as well as never before seen handwritten lyrics, sourced directly from the singer's family archives.<ref name="UltimateClassicRock">{{cite web|url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/inxs-kick-album-gets-massive-25th-anniversary-edition-release/ |title= INXS' 'Kick' Album Gets Massive 25th Anniversary Edition Release|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> The band's manager stated, "It'll be an amazing, super-duper package. There's stuff that was recorded with Michael for ''Kick'' that didn't go on the album".<ref name="UltimateClassicRock"/> |
In July 2012, [[Universal Music Group]] announced that ''Kick'' would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.michaelhutchence.com.au/home/blog/inxs-kick-25th-anniversary-edition-to-be-released-by-universal-music-uk-on-september-17th-2012/|title= INXS 'KICK' 25th Anniversary Edition To Be Released By Universal Music (UK) On September 17th, 2012|publisher= Michael Hutchence.com|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref> This marked the third time the album has been expanded since its initial release.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/kick-25th-anniversary-super-deluxe-edition-mr0003739439|title= Kick [25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition] (CD & DVD - Universal / Universal Distribution #5338428) |publisher= AllMusic (Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Although the announcement was not officially confirmed on the band's website, track listings for the album's 25th anniversary began appearing on various UK retail websites via Mercury Records, with release dates set in the fall of 2012.<ref name="SlicingUpEyeballs">{{cite web|url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/07/13/inxs-kick-25-anniversary-reissue/|title=INXS' 'Kick' to receive expanded 3CD/1DVD 25th anniversary reissue with 'unheard tracks'|date=13 July 2012 |publisher=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]]|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> INXS confirmed the news on their website a few days after the announcement by Universal Music Group.<ref name="SlicingUpEyeballs"/> It was later reported by the ''[[Daily Express]]'' that a DVD would be included in the collection, featuring brand new video clips of Hutchence, as well as never before seen handwritten lyrics, sourced directly from the singer's family archives.<ref name="UltimateClassicRock">{{cite web|url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/inxs-kick-album-gets-massive-25th-anniversary-edition-release/ |title= INXS' 'Kick' Album Gets Massive 25th Anniversary Edition Release|date= 25 July 2012|publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> The band's manager stated, "It'll be an amazing, super-duper package. There's stuff that was recorded with Michael for ''Kick'' that didn't go on the album".<ref name="UltimateClassicRock"/> |
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Various formats of ''Kick'' were simultaneously released on 12 September 2012: a deluxe edition, a super deluxe edition, two digital editions available for download and a limited-edition red-vinyl release.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition">{{cite web|url= http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/inxs-kick-super-deluxe-edition/ |title= INXS / "Kick 25" super deluxe edition|publisher=Super Deluxe Edition |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> Each format includes the original ''Kick'' album remastered, with all of the bonus tracks from the 2002 Rhino expanded release and the 2004 Mercury UK deluxe set.<ref name="UltimateClassicRock"/> The deluxe edition, a two-disc set, includes b-sides, remixes, demos and live performances on the second disc. The super deluxe edition comes in a ten-inch square slipcase, with an 84-page hard back book inside, a red disc wallet for the four discs (three CD's and 1 DVD), an original tour poster and a ''Kick'' sticker sheet.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> The book features unseen photos, interviews and never before seen lyrics penned by Hutchence.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> The DVD offers video footage from the band's Calling All Nations world tour, promo videos, and a brand new documentary titled 'Track Baby Track', featuring clips and interviews about the making of the album.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> |
Various formats of ''Kick'' were simultaneously released on 12 September 2012: a deluxe edition, a super deluxe edition, two digital editions available for download and a limited-edition red-vinyl release.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition">{{cite web|url= http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/inxs-kick-super-deluxe-edition/ |title= INXS / "Kick 25" super deluxe edition|date= October 2012|publisher=Super Deluxe Edition |access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref> Each format includes the original ''Kick'' album remastered, with all of the bonus tracks from the 2002 Rhino expanded release and the 2004 Mercury UK deluxe set.<ref name="UltimateClassicRock"/> The deluxe edition, a two-disc set, includes b-sides, remixes, demos and live performances on the second disc. The super deluxe edition comes in a ten-inch square slipcase, with an 84-page hard back book inside, a red disc wallet for the four discs (three CD's and 1 DVD), an original tour poster and a ''Kick'' sticker sheet.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> The book features unseen photos, interviews and never before seen lyrics penned by Hutchence.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> The DVD offers video footage from the band's Calling All Nations world tour, promo videos, and a brand new documentary titled 'Track Baby Track', featuring clips and interviews about the making of the album.<ref name="SuperDeluxeEdition"/> |
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In October 2017, [[Universal Music Group]] announced that ''Kick'' would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, which features a 3CD+Blu-ray, 2LP Vinyl Edition (half-speed mastered and pressed at 45RPM) and digital version. |
In October 2017, [[Universal Music Group]] announced that ''Kick'' would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, which features a 3CD+Blu-ray, 2LP Vinyl Edition (half-speed mastered and pressed at 45RPM) and digital version. |
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The album is newly remastered with a Dolby Atmos new surround mix created by Giles Martin. New additions include "Guns in the Sky (Kookaburra Mix), "Need You Tonight" (Ben Liebrand Mix), "Need You Tonight (Mendelsohn |
The album is newly remastered with a Dolby Atmos new surround mix created by Giles Martin. New additions include "Guns in the Sky (Kookaburra Mix), "Need You Tonight" (Ben Liebrand Mix), "Need You Tonight (Mendelsohn 7″ Edit)" and more. A Blu-ray featuring the music in Dolby Atmos was included on the Blu-ray version.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/inxs-kick-30-anniversary-deluxe-set/ | title=INXS / Kick 30 / Anniversary deluxe set – SuperDeluxeEdition | date=12 October 2017 }}</ref> |
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==Track listings== |
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| length6 = 3:37 |
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| total_length = 75:03 |
| total_length = 75:03 |
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| title1 = Devil Inside |
| title1 = Devil Inside |
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| note1 = |
| note1 = re-mix version |
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| length1 = 6:31 |
| length1 = 6:31 |
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| title2 = New Sensation |
| title2 = New Sensation |
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| note2 = Nick |
| note2 = Nick 12″ mix |
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| length2 = 6:31 |
| length2 = 6:31 |
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| title3 = Move On |
| title3 = Move On |
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| length3 = 4:48 |
| length3 = 4:48 |
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| title4 = Need You Tonight |
| title4 = Need You Tonight |
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| note4 = Mendelsohn |
| note4 = Mendelsohn mix |
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| length4 = 7:03 |
| length4 = 7:03 |
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| title5 = Different World |
| title5 = Different World |
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| length5 = 4:18 |
| length5 = 4:18 |
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| title6 = Guns in the Sky |
| title6 = Guns in the Sky |
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| note6 = Kick Ass |
| note6 = Kick Ass mix; Hutchence |
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| length6 = 6:02 |
| length6 = 6:02 |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Kick'' {{nobold|– 2002 |
| headline = ''Kick'' {{nobold|– 2002 expanded edition bonus tracks (previously unreleased)}} |
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| total_length = 56:31 |
| total_length = 56:31 |
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| title13 = Move On |
| title13 = Move On |
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| note13 = |
| note13 = guitar version |
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| length13 = 3:48 |
| length13 = 3:48 |
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| title14 = Jesus Was a Man |
| title14 = Jesus Was a Man |
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| length14 = 6:10 |
| length14 = 6:10 |
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| title15 = Mistify |
| title15 = Mistify |
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| note15 = Chicago |
| note15 = Chicago demo |
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| length15 = 4:11 |
| length15 = 4:11 |
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| title16 |
| title16 = The Trap |
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| note16 |
| note16 = demo |
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| length16 |
| length16 = 2:32 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Kick'' {{nobold|– 2004 2-CD |
| headline = ''Kick'' {{nobold|– 2004 2-CD deluxe edition – Out-Takes and Demos (Disc 2)}} |
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| total_length = 95:58 |
| total_length = 95:58 |
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| title1 = Move On |
| title1 = Move On |
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| length3 = 3:05 |
| length3 = 3:05 |
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| title4 = Mistify |
| title4 = Mistify |
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| note4 = Chicago |
| note4 = Chicago demo |
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| length4 = 4:11 |
| length4 = 4:11 |
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| title5 = Jesus Was a Man |
| title5 = Jesus Was a Man |
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| note5 = |
| note5 = demo |
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| length5 = 6:10 |
| length5 = 6:10 |
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| title6 = The Trap |
| title6 = The Trap |
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| note6 = |
| note6 = demo |
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| length6 = 2:32 |
| length6 = 2:32 |
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| title7 = New Sensation |
| title7 = New Sensation |
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| note7 = Nick |
| note7 = Nick 12″ mix |
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| length7 = 6:28 |
| length7 = 6:28 |
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| title8 = Guns in the Sky |
| title8 = Guns in the Sky |
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| note8 = Kick Ass |
| note8 = Kick Ass mix; Hutchence |
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| length8 = 6:00 |
| length8 = 6:00 |
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| title9 = Need You Tonight |
| title9 = Need You Tonight |
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| note9 = Mendelsohn |
| note9 = Mendelsohn extended mix |
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| length9 = 7:14 |
| length9 = 7:14 |
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| title10 = Mediate |
| title10 = Mediate |
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| note10 = |
| note10 = live from America |
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| length10 = 3:46 |
| length10 = 3:46 |
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| title11 = Never Tear Us Apart |
| title11 = Never Tear Us Apart |
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| note11 = |
| note11 = live from America |
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| length11 = 3:28 |
| length11 = 3:28 |
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| title12 = Kick |
| title12 = Kick |
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| note12 = |
| note12 = live from America |
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| length12 = 3:36 |
| length12 = 3:36 |
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}} |
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| total_length = 92:10 |
| total_length = 92:10 |
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| title1 = Never Tear Us Apart |
| title1 = Never Tear Us Apart |
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| note1 = |
| note1 = soul version |
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| length1 = 3:35 |
| length1 = 3:35 |
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| title2 = Move On |
| title2 = Move On |
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| note2 = |
| note2 = guitar version |
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| length2 = 3:48 |
| length2 = 3:48 |
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| title3 = I'm Coming (Home) |
| title3 = I'm Coming (Home) |
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| length4 = 3:05 |
| length4 = 3:05 |
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| title5 = Mistify |
| title5 = Mistify |
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| note5 = Chicago |
| note5 = Chicago demo |
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| length5 = 4:11 |
| length5 = 4:11 |
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| title6 = Jesus Was a Man |
| title6 = Jesus Was a Man |
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| note6 = |
| note6 = demo/outtakes |
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| length6 = 6:10 |
| length6 = 6:10 |
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| title7 = The Trap |
| title7 = The Trap |
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| note7 = |
| note7 = demo |
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| length7 = 2:32 |
| length7 = 2:32 |
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| title8 = Never Tear Us Apart |
| title8 = Never Tear Us Apart |
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| note8 = |
| note8 = live from America |
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| length8 = 3:37 |
| length8 = 3:37 |
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| title9 = Do Wot You Do |
| title9 = Do Wot You Do |
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| length9 = 3:18 |
| length9 = 3:18 |
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| title10 = Guns in the Sky |
| title10 = Guns in the Sky |
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| note10 = Kick Ass Mix |
| note10 = Kick Ass Mix; Hutchence |
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| length10 = 6:00 |
| length10 = 6:00 |
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| title11 = New Sensation |
| title11 = New Sensation |
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| note11 = Nick |
| note11 = Nick 7″ |
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| length11 = 3:40 |
| length11 = 3:40 |
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| title12 = Different World |
| title12 = Different World |
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| note12 = |
| note12 = 7″ |
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| length12 = 4:19 |
| length12 = 4:19 |
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| title13 = Calling All Nations |
| title13 = Calling All Nations |
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| note13 = Kids on Bridges |
| note13 = Kids on Bridges remix |
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| length13 = 3:11 |
| length13 = 3:11 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Kick 30'' {{nobold|– 3-CD & Blu- |
| headline = ''Kick 30'' {{nobold|– 3-CD & Blu-ray edition (Disc 2: Demos, Mixes & More)}} |
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| title1 = Move On |
| title1 = Move On |
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| note1 = |
| note1 = guitar version |
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| length1 = 3:47 |
| length1 = 3:47 |
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| title2 = I'm Coming (Home) |
| title2 = I'm Coming (Home) |
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| length2 = 4:53 |
| length2 = 4:53 |
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| title3 = Mediate |
| title3 = Mediate |
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| note3 = |
| note3 = live from America |
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| length3 = 3:53 |
| length3 = 3:53 |
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| title4 = Never Tear Us Apart |
| title4 = Never Tear Us Apart |
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| note4 = |
| note4 = live from America |
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| length4 = 3:38 |
| length4 = 3:38 |
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| title5 = Kick |
| title5 = Kick |
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| note5 = |
| note5 = live from America |
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| length5 = 3:50 |
| length5 = 3:50 |
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| title6 = On the Rocks |
| title6 = On the Rocks |
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| length7 = 3:18 |
| length7 = 3:18 |
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| title8 = Mistify |
| title8 = Mistify |
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| note8 = Chicago |
| note8 = Chicago demo |
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| length8 = 4:09 |
| length8 = 4:09 |
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| title9 = Jesus Was a Man |
| title9 = Jesus Was a Man |
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| note9 = |
| note9 = demo |
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| length9 = 6:09 |
| length9 = 6:09 |
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| title10 = The Trap |
| title10 = The Trap |
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| note10 = |
| note10 = demo |
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| length10 = 2:31 |
| length10 = 2:31 |
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| title11 = Guns in the Sky |
| title11 = Guns in the Sky |
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| note11 = Kick Ass |
| note11 = Kick Ass mix; Hutchence |
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| length11 = 6:03 |
| length11 = 6:03 |
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| title12 = Need You Tonight |
| title12 = Need You Tonight |
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| note12 = Mendelsohn |
| note12 = Mendelsohn extended mix |
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| length12 = 7:14 |
| length12 = 7:14 |
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| title13 = Move On |
| title13 = Move On |
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{{Track listing |
{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Kick 30'' {{nobold|– 3-CD & Blu- |
| headline = ''Kick 30'' {{nobold|– 3-CD & Blu-ray edition (Disc 3: Additional Mixes & B-Sides)}} |
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| total_length = 166:02 |
| total_length = 166:02 |
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| title1 = Never Tear Us Apart |
| title1 = Never Tear Us Apart |
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| note1 = |
| note1 = soul version |
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| length1 = 3:37 |
| length1 = 3:37 |
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| title2 = New Sensation |
| title2 = New Sensation |
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| note2 = Nick |
| note2 = Nick 12″ mix |
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| length2 = 6:33 |
| length2 = 6:33 |
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| title3 = New Sensation |
| title3 = New Sensation |
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| note3 = Nick |
| note3 = Nick 7″ mix |
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| length3 = 3:42 |
| length3 = 3:42 |
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| title4 = Devil Inside |
| title4 = Devil Inside |
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| note4 = |
| note4 = extended remix |
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| length4 = 6:31 |
| length4 = 6:31 |
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| title5 = Devil Inside |
| title5 = Devil Inside |
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| note5 = |
| note5 = 7″ version |
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| length5 = 5:14 |
| length5 = 5:14 |
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| title6 = Devil Inside |
| title6 = Devil Inside |
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| note6 = |
| note6 = radio edit |
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| length6 = 3:55 |
| length6 = 3:55 |
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| title7 = Different World |
| title7 = Different World |
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| note7 = |
| note7 = 12″ version |
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| length7 = 6:20 |
| length7 = 6:20 |
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| title8 = Different World |
| title8 = Different World |
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| note8 = |
| note8 = 7″ version |
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| length8 = 4:18 |
| length8 = 4:18 |
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| title9 = Need You Tonight |
| title9 = Need You Tonight |
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| note9 = Big Bump |
| note9 = Big Bump mix |
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| length9 = 8:25 |
| length9 = 8:25 |
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| title10 = Need You Tonight |
| title10 = Need You Tonight |
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| note10 = Ben Liebrand |
| note10 = Ben Liebrand mix |
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| length10 = 7:17 |
| length10 = 7:17 |
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| title11 = Need You Tonight |
| title11 = Need You Tonight |
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| note11 = Mendelsohn |
| note11 = Mendelsohn 7″ edit |
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| length11 = 4:00 |
| length11 = 4:00 |
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| title12 = Guns in the Sky |
| title12 = Guns in the Sky |
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| note12 = Kookaburra |
| note12 = Kookaburra mix; Hutchence |
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| length12 = 2:23 |
| length12 = 2:23 |
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| title13 = Calling All Nations |
| title13 = Calling All Nations |
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| note13 = Kids on Bridges |
| note13 = Kids on Bridges remix |
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| length13 = 3:13 |
| length13 = 3:13 |
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| title14 = Shine Like it Does |
| title14 = Shine Like it Does |
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| note14 = |
| note14 = live |
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| length14 = 3:23 |
| length14 = 3:23 |
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==Personnel== |
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* [[Michael Hutchence]] – lead vocals, backing vocals |
* [[Michael Hutchence]] – lead vocals, backing vocals |
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* [[Andrew Farriss]] – keyboards, guitars |
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* [[Garry Gary Beers]] – bass, backing vocals |
* [[Garry Gary Beers]] – bass, backing vocals |
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* [[Jon Farriss]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals |
* [[Jon Farriss]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals |
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'''Production''' |
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* Chris Thomas – producer |
* Chris Thomas – producer |
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* David Nicholas – engineer |
* David Nicholas – engineer |
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* [[Paula Jones (audio engineer)|Paula Jones]] – assistant engineer |
* [[Paula Jones (audio engineer)|Paula Jones]] – assistant engineer |
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* Pauly Grant – assistant |
* Pauly Grant – assistant engineer |
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* Brendon Anthony – assistant |
* Brendon Anthony – assistant engineer |
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* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – mixing at [[AIR Studios]] |
* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – mixing at [[AIR Oxford Circus|AIR Studios]] |
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* Richard Moakes – mix assistant |
* Richard Moakes – mix assistant |
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* [[Nick Egan]] – art direction, design, cover concept |
* [[Nick Egan]] – art direction, design, cover concept |
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* Ken Smith – additional art direction, additional design |
* Ken Smith – additional art direction, additional design |
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* Bob Withers – additional art direction, additional design |
* Bob Withers – additional art direction, additional design |
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* Michael Hutchence – cover concept |
* Michael Hutchence – cover concept |
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* Grant Matthews – photography |
* Grant Matthews – photography |
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* MMA Management – management |
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===Weekly charts=== |
===Weekly charts=== |
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1988/albums-chart | title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart }}</ref> |
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1988/albums-chart | title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart }}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center"|1 |
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!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref name="CAN chart2">{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0666&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 | title = Item Display – Top Albums/CDs | work = RPM | publisher = Library and Archives Canada | volume = 44 | issue = 6 | date = 3 May 1986 | access-date = 9 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140309095105/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0666&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3 | archive-date = 9 March 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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| style="text-align:center"| 1 |
| style="text-align:center"| 1 |
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{{album chart|Sweden|21|artist=INXS|album=Kick|access-date=8 December 2021}} |
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{{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=INXS|album=Kick|access-date=8 December 2021}} |
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{{album chart|UK2|9|date=19880131|rowheader=true|access-date=4 August 2023|refname=OCC}} |
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| UK ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref name="OCC">{{cite web | url = http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/inxs/ | title = INXS | Artist | Official Charts | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] | access-date = 9 March 2014 }}</ref> |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=INXS|rowheader=true|access-date=4 August 2023}} |
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| US [[Billboard 200]]<ref name="AMGAwards">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/inxs-mn0000768321/awards | title = INXS | Awards | publisher = AllMusic| access-date = 9 March 2014 }}</ref> |
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===Year-end charts=== |
===Year-end charts=== |
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! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3876|title=Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]]|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> |
! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3876|title=Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]]|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919?imw=Y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101023827/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919?imw=Y|title=Billboard.BIZ|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=1 January 2013|access-date=11 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919?imw=Y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101023827/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854919?imw=Y|title=Billboard.BIZ|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=1 January 2013|access-date=11 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/aaFG1cy.png|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref> |
! scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/aaFG1cy.png|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=18 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Released | 19 October 1987[1] | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
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Length | 39:50 | |||
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Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
INXS chronology | ||||
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Kick is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 19 October 1987 through WEA in Australia, Mercury Records in Europe, and Atlantic Records in the United States and Canada. The album was produced by British producer Chris Thomas, recorded by David Nicholas in Sydney and Paris and mixed by Bob Clearmountain at AIR Studios in London.
The band's most successful studio album, Kick has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. The album also spawned four US top 10 singles, "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and "Need You Tonight", the last of which reached the top of the US Billboard singles charts.[3][4]
Background
Between 1980 and 1984, INXS released four studio albums and had toured their native country Australia extensively. The release of Listen Like Thieves and its second single "What You Need" in 1985 brought the group international acclaim, as well as a breakthrough in the United States.[5] The album peaked at No.11 on the US Billboard 200, and featured the band's first top 5 single in the US, "What You Need".[6] After that success, the band knew their next album would have to be better. According to guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly, "We wanted an album where all the songs were possible singles".[7] Towards the end of 1986, the band members gathered at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia to rehearse the songs that Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss had written.[8]
Recording and production
In January 1987, INXS entered Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney to begin recording their sixth studio album, and the second with producer Chris Thomas. At the band's request, fellow engineer David Nicholas was brought in to assist with the album's production.[9][10] Nicholas co-owned Rhinoceros recordings and had previously worked with the band on their 1982 album, Shabooh Shoobah. In the band's 2005 official autobiography, INXS: Story to Story, Nicholas recalled: "There was a really good feeling in the studio that this was going to be something big. The band had just come off a really successful tour of the US on the back of Listen Like Thieves, which really broke them there and they were on fire".[11]
During production, management booked dates for the band's upcoming European tour,[12] which proved a problem for Thomas, as he felt the album needed more songs. "They had an incredible momentum building and were gaining fans all the time", Thomas recalls. "There was an audience waiting for the product, but I decided that they didn't have the right songs yet".[12] Thomas persuaded primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss to fly to Hong Kong (where Hutchence and drummer Jon Farriss owned an apartment) to write more material for the forthcoming album.[12]
While waiting for a cab to go to the airport to fly to Hong Kong, Andrew thought up the guitar riff for "Need You Tonight". He told the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he went back to his motel room to grab something, when in fact, he went back to record the riff on a cassette. The cab driver was furious when Andrew returned to the cab forty-five minutes later. When Hutchence heard the demo in Hong Kong, he wrote the song's lyrics, writing most in just ten minutes.[12]
At the end of their two-week seclusion in Hong Kong, Hutchence and Andrew returned to the recording sessions in Australia with a handful of demo tapes, including "Need You Tonight", "Kick" and "Calling All Nations".[12] Thomas knew the album was done when he heard the recordings, and organised the last portion of the album's production to be carried out at the Studio De La Grande Armee in Paris.[12]
While Kick had been considered as the album's name during the recording sessions in Australia, when the word appeared in a couple of tracks, a song of the same name was written in Hong Kong and it was chosen for certain. There was also the appeal that the word had four letters like the band's name.[13]
"It was a Fats Domino, bluesy, kind of Rolling Stonesy, early sixties song. I heard it and thought we could do more and came up with the idea to substitute strings for the piano. That changed everything. It was what the song deserved because in structure and lyrics it was so strong already".
—Chris Thomas, on the demo for "Never Tear Us Apart".[8][10]
Certain songs that were recorded early in production remained close to their demo counterparts, while others were changed drastically.[10] Originally, "Never Tear Us Apart" was a piano ballad having no orchestral structure at all.[10] The song's original arrangement was released on Kick 25, the 25th anniversary reissue. The demo of "Mediate" was also longer.[9] When Andrew first played its demo in the studio, "Need You Tonight" was playing in the background.[9] Upon hearing both tracks being played simultaneously, Nicholas labored to have the two tracks combined.[9] Nicholas said in the band's official autobiography, "I rewound his tape and hit play just as "Need You Tonight" ended and synced up so perfectly that I actually thought something was wrong".[9]
The members of INXS spent the final Kick sessions contributing their talents on Richard Clapton's Glory Road, which was being produced in the same studio.[9]
Music and lyrics
With Kick, Thomas fused the funk and soul of The Swing with the mainstream rock of Listen Like Thieves.[14] In an interview with MusicRadar, Andrew Farriss stated, "The melding of funk and rock was always in our heads. We were very excited about the idea of overlaying two types of songs and genres together."[15]
"I think what makes the Kick album so dynamic is that we weren't so much interested in what everybody else was doing as what we wanted to do. It's really that simple. Michael and I were extremely focused as songwriters, and the band was very intent on making a series of recordings that we could be passionate about".
—Andrew Farriss, on the songwriting for the album.[15]
The success of their single "What You Need" provided primary songwriters Hutchence and Andrew Farriss with the confidence and optimism to pen bigger material,[8][10] and with the rest of the band's blessing, Kick became the first INXS album written by the duo without input from the other members. When it came time to write and record, the band set out to make an album that did not share any musical formula with other hits of the time. According to Andrew Farriss, "Anyone can write a song that sounds contemporary. We wanted our songs to sound like the future".[16]
Andrew Farriss recalls, "Hutchence's instrument was his voice; he couldn't explain what he was thinking in musical terms. He would say things like, 'It needs to feel like this.' And I'd try to translate that into notes".[16]
Upon its release, Kick was noted for being in sync with the visual media of the late 80's, which is instantly evident in the album's opening track "Guns in the Sky"; the song described the state of the world and its obsession with arms.[17] The rest of the album focuses on themes of fun, love and excess; "New Sensation" and "Calling All Nations" are both about a party lifestyle, while "Never Tear Us Apart" describes an instant connection between two people who form an unending bond.[18] The lyrics to "Devil Inside" are about a life of excess.[17] The sequencing of "Need You Tonight" and "Mediate" provides a lyrical contrast, as the former exudes intimacy while the latter addresses social concerns like apartheid.[17] The band also included a new version of "The Loved One", a song by Australian rock band The Loved Ones they had previously covered in their compilation INXSIVE (1982).
Release
"They hated it, absolutely hated it. They said there was no way they could get this music on rock radio. They said it was suited for black radio, but they didn't want to promote it that way. The president of the label told me that he'd give us $1 million to go back to Australia and make another album".
—Chris Murphy, on his meeting with Atlantic Records. In the band's 2005 official autobiography.[7]
In the band's 2005 official autobiography, the band's manager Chris Murphy stated that upon completion of Kick, he flew to New York to play the finished album for the top executives of Atlantic Records. The US record label first rejected the album, feeling that the funk and dance elements would alienate the band's traditional rock following. Murphy said that he resisted Atlantic's proposition of one million dollars to produce the album all over again. He then devised a strategy to get Kick released.[19]
Unbeknownst to Atlantic, Murphy arranged a secret meeting with the staff of Atlantic's radio promotion division to play them "Need You Tonight". He found a market when the head of college radio promotion agreed to concentrate a strategy on campus radio. The song was a chart success on the radio network and received heavy replay. "Need You Tonight" was released in September 1987. Murphy stated that his strategy had worked. Atlantic added Kick to their release schedule for October.[19]
The album's second single, "Devil Inside", crossed over onto album rock play lists. Over the course of four consecutive top five singles and the support of a short college tour, with INXS playing concerts in college bars and university auditoriums across North America, Kick became popular among American fans.[19]
Tour
Following the release of Kick, INXS embarked on a sixteen-month global tour playing arenas and stadiums in major cities across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. The band started off their Kick tour on 14 August with a number of secret warm-up shows being played across south-eastern and north-eastern Australia, before setting off on a three leg tour of the US beginning in East Lansing on 16 September.[20] The first American leg ran right through to November, followed by UK dates in December.[20]
With the growing popularity of Kick, and the release of its first single, "Need You Tonight", all twelve songs from the album quickly became staples of the tour's setlists, with "Don't Change" being regularly played during a show's encore.[21]
The tour resumed in March with the band playing three sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from 18 to 20 March.[20] Fleets of trucks were hired to transport the band's equipment, lighting and wardrobe across thousands of miles of road over the next three months. During the band's time spent commuting across America, Andrew began writing and playing new material with a guitar.[22] According to INXS: The Official Inside Story of a Band on the Road, Andrew said, "Prior to the Kick tour I'd never written on the road – mainly because I didn't have time I guess. But with Kick I started writing with a guitar, and I was kind of proud that I'd taught myself to do that".[22] INXS finished up the second leg of the American tour with a handful of shows being played in key cities across the California state, including San Francisco, Fresno and San Diego.[20]
In October, INXS made a brief stopover in Japan to play a small number of shows and festivals in Tokyo and Yokohama, before flying on to Australia to finish the last segment of the Calling All Nations tour.[20] Since the culmination of the tour in November 1988, INXS agreed to a one-year respite. This one-year break allowed the members time off to spend with their families and to work on side projects.[22]
Critical reception
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Christgau's Record Guide | B[25] |
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Pitchfork | 8.4/10[29] |
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AllMusic's Steve Huey retrospectively described the album as "an impeccably crafted pop tour de force, the band succeeding at everything they try".[23] He added, "More to the point, every song is catchy and memorable, branded with indelible hooks".[23] According to Huey, "Kick crystallized all of the band's influences – stones-y rock & roll, pop, funk, contemporary dance-pop – into a cool, stylish dance/rock hybrid."[23]
Robert Christgau called INXS "silly middlebrow hacks", but acknowledged that Kick delivered "danceable rock and roll that sounds smart in the background".[25] Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, asserted that Kick "became the band's most enduring release by mixing the hard rock sound of Thieves with a looser approach to dance grooves".[33] In a retrospective review, Q wrote, "Hutchence's knowing, Jaggeresque vocal swagger turned 'Devil Inside,' 'Never Tear Us Apart' and the mighty 'Mystify' into something beyond what INXS had done before and what they would do again".[30]
BBC Music's Cormac Heron reviewed the 2004 deluxe edition, "superfluous second disc notwithstanding, this is a near flawless collection of songs" and felt that the "production still sounds fresh and the song-writing partnership of Hutchence/Farriss wins you over with an anthemic glory".[34] In a 2012 special review celebrating the anniversary of albums released in 1987, Classic Album Review admired Kick, calling it a "Well crafted pop/rock/dance album" and stating that it "transformed the band from the status of an alternative niche to that of a mainstream pop headliner".[35]
Nick Launay, producer of the band's fourth studio album noted, "They'd lean more toward funk on The Swing and then they'd lean toward rock on Thieves to make it in America. By the time Kick came around, it was time to lean toward funk again. When I heard that album, I thought, wow, they got it right".[14]
Commercial performance
Kick provided the band with worldwide popularity; it peaked at No. 1 in Australia,[36] No. 3 on the US Billboard 200,[37] No. 9 in the UK[38] and No. 15 in Austria.[39] In the US, the album spent a total of 79 weeks on the Billboard 200, staying 22 consecutive weeks in the top 10.[40] It was an upbeat, confident album that yielded four Top 10 US singles, "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and the No. 1 "Need You Tonight".[6] In Canada, the album debuted at number 14 on the RPM Albums Chart on 5 December 1987.[41] It reached the top of the charts on 14 May 1988 and remained there for 1 week.[40] The album's biggest single "Need You Tonight" peaked at No. 2 on the UK charts,[38] No. 3 in Australia,[36] and No. 10 in France.[42]
Within a year of its release, Kick had achieved gold and platinum status in many countries. In the United States, the album was certified platinum on 22 December 1987, less than two months after its release, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for sales of one million copies.[43] By the end of 1989, it was certified quadruple platinum, having sold in excess of four million units in the United States alone.[43] Kick remains the band's best-selling album in Canada, earning a diamond certification from the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), for shipments of one million copies.[44] In the UK, Kick was the band's first album to attain a platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), achieving this designation in July 1988.[45]
Kick was a commercial success in other territories across Europe, earning platinum accreditations in France,[46] Spain[47] and Switzerland.[48] At the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards, the band was both the most-nominated and most-awarded artist at the show, winning five of their nine nominations, including the awards for Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice for "Need You Tonight/Mediate". The video for "Mediate", which played after "Need You Tonight", replicated the format of Bob Dylan's video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues", even in its use of apparently deliberate errors. This marked the first of a few instances in VMA history where the same artist and music video won both awards at the same ceremony.[49]
Legacy
Kick is the band's best-selling album, with reported sales approaching 20 million worldwide as of 2012.[50] According to the band's official autobiography, the album sold nearly 10 million units internationally only two years after its release.[11] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Kick as six times Platinum, with shipments of six million units, in 1997.[51] In Canada, Kick is the second album by an Australian act to receive a diamond accreditation, the first being AC/DC's Back in Black. Kick remains the band's best selling album in the UK, having gone three times platinum in 1989, with over 1 million units sold.[45] In the band's native Australia, Kick has gone seven times platinum, marking just over 500,000 in sales.[36] 27 years after its release, Kick re-entered the Australian and New Zealand charts where it peaked again at No.2 in Australia and No.11 in New Zealand.[52]
The album has been lauded by critics the world over as a work of "rhythm rock" perfection,[50] and has made its way onto many "best of" lists; in their 1988 issue of "Best Albums of the Year", Rolling Stone readers allocated Kick at number 3.[53] Two years later, the magazine ranked the album at number 11 in their 1990 Australian issue of "100 Greatest Albums of the 80s".[54]
The album achieved the same ranking on ABC's (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) list of 100 Best Australian Albums, a compendium compiled by Australian journalists John O’Donnell, Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson.[55] Kick was listed at number 5 in a similar list of "Hottest 100 Australian Albums of all time".[56] Slicing Up Eyeballs ranked Kick at number 6 in their 2013 list of "Top 100 Albums of 1987".[57] VH1 placed the album's biggest single "Need You Tonight" at number 16 on its list of "Top 100 songs of the 80's". LA Weekly also listed the song at number 5 on their list of "20 Sexiest Songs of All Time".[58] In December 2021, the album was listed at number two in Rolling Stone Australia’s ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown.[59]
Reissues
In 1989, a special edition of Kick was released in Japan through WEA, featuring six additional tracks: the b-sides "Move On" and "Different World", and four remixes of the songs "Devil Inside", "New Sensation", "Need You Tonight" and "Guns in the Sky".[60]
Kick was first re-issued in 2002 by Rhino Entertainment as a remastered version. This expanded release included four previously unreleased bonus tracks: a bonus demo of "Mystify", as well as the demos "Jesus Was a Man" and "The Trap". It also features a guitar version of the b-side "Move On", which is one minute shorter and features a number of removed lyrics.[61] Mercury/Universal reissued the album in 2004 as part of their Deluxe Edition series of albums. This two-disc collection was exclusive to the UK only and featured two b-sides: "I'm Coming (Home)" and "On the Rocks", as well as three live tracks recorded during the band's Kick tour in America.[62]
Kick 25
In July 2012, Universal Music Group announced that Kick would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 25th anniversary.[63] This marked the third time the album has been expanded since its initial release.[64] Although the announcement was not officially confirmed on the band's website, track listings for the album's 25th anniversary began appearing on various UK retail websites via Mercury Records, with release dates set in the fall of 2012.[65] INXS confirmed the news on their website a few days after the announcement by Universal Music Group.[65] It was later reported by the Daily Express that a DVD would be included in the collection, featuring brand new video clips of Hutchence, as well as never before seen handwritten lyrics, sourced directly from the singer's family archives.[66] The band's manager stated, "It'll be an amazing, super-duper package. There's stuff that was recorded with Michael for Kick that didn't go on the album".[66]
Various formats of Kick were simultaneously released on 12 September 2012: a deluxe edition, a super deluxe edition, two digital editions available for download and a limited-edition red-vinyl release.[67] Each format includes the original Kick album remastered, with all of the bonus tracks from the 2002 Rhino expanded release and the 2004 Mercury UK deluxe set.[66] The deluxe edition, a two-disc set, includes b-sides, remixes, demos and live performances on the second disc. The super deluxe edition comes in a ten-inch square slipcase, with an 84-page hard back book inside, a red disc wallet for the four discs (three CD's and 1 DVD), an original tour poster and a Kick sticker sheet.[67] The book features unseen photos, interviews and never before seen lyrics penned by Hutchence.[67] The DVD offers video footage from the band's Calling All Nations world tour, promo videos, and a brand new documentary titled 'Track Baby Track', featuring clips and interviews about the making of the album.[67]
Kick 30
In October 2017, Universal Music Group announced that Kick would be re-issued in various formats to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, which features a 3CD+Blu-ray, 2LP Vinyl Edition (half-speed mastered and pressed at 45RPM) and digital version.
The album is newly remastered with a Dolby Atmos new surround mix created by Giles Martin. New additions include "Guns in the Sky (Kookaburra Mix), "Need You Tonight" (Ben Liebrand Mix), "Need You Tonight (Mendelsohn 7″ Edit)" and more. A Blu-ray featuring the music in Dolby Atmos was included on the Blu-ray version.[68]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence, except where noted
No. | Titel | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Guns in the Sky" | Michael Hutchence | 2:21 |
2. | "New Sensation" | 3:39 | |
3. | "Devil Inside" | 5:14 | |
4. | "Need You Tonight" | 3:01 | |
5. | "Mediate" | Andrew Farriss | 2:36 |
6. | "The Loved One" | Ian Clyne, Gerry Humphreys and Rob Lovett | 3:37 |
7. | "Wild Life" | 3:10 | |
8. | "Never Tear Us Apart" | 3:05 | |
9. | "Mystify" | 3:17 | |
10. | "Kick" | 3:14 | |
11. | "Calling All Nations" | 3:02 | |
12. | "Tiny Daggers" | 3:29 | |
Total length: | 39:50 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Devil Inside" (re-mix version) | 6:31 |
2. | "New Sensation" (Nick 12″ mix) | 6:31 |
3. | "Move On" | 4:48 |
4. | "Need You Tonight" (Mendelsohn mix) | 7:03 |
5. | "Different World" | 4:18 |
6. | "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass mix; Hutchence) | 6:02 |
Total length: | 75:03 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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13. | "Move On" (guitar version) | 3:48 |
14. | "Jesus Was a Man" | 6:10 |
15. | "Mistify" (Chicago demo) | 4:11 |
16. | "The Trap" (demo) | 2:32 |
Total length: | 56:31 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Move On" | 4:47 |
2. | "I'm Coming (Home)" (Tim Farriss) | 4:54 |
3. | "On the Rocks" (Kirk Pengilly) | 3:05 |
4. | "Mistify" (Chicago demo) | 4:11 |
5. | "Jesus Was a Man" (demo) | 6:10 |
6. | "The Trap" (demo) | 2:32 |
7. | "New Sensation" (Nick 12″ mix) | 6:28 |
8. | "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass mix; Hutchence) | 6:00 |
9. | "Need You Tonight" (Mendelsohn extended mix) | 7:14 |
10. | "Mediate" (live from America) | 3:46 |
11. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (live from America) | 3:28 |
12. | "Kick" (live from America) | 3:36 |
Total length: | 95:58 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (soul version) | 3:35 |
2. | "Move On" (guitar version) | 3:48 |
3. | "I'm Coming (Home)" (T. Farriss) | 4:54 |
4. | "On the Rocks" (Pengilly) | 3:05 |
5. | "Mistify" (Chicago demo) | 4:11 |
6. | "Jesus Was a Man" (demo/outtakes) | 6:10 |
7. | "The Trap" (demo) | 2:32 |
8. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (live from America) | 3:37 |
9. | "Do Wot You Do" | 3:18 |
10. | "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass Mix; Hutchence) | 6:00 |
11. | "New Sensation" (Nick 7″) | 3:40 |
12. | "Different World" (7″) | 4:19 |
13. | "Calling All Nations" (Kids on Bridges remix) | 3:11 |
Total length: | 92:10 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Move On" (guitar version) | 3:47 |
2. | "I'm Coming (Home)" (T. Farriss) | 4:53 |
3. | "Mediate" (live from America) | 3:53 |
4. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (live from America) | 3:38 |
5. | "Kick" (live from America) | 3:50 |
6. | "On the Rocks" (Pengilly) | 3:09 |
7. | "Do Wot You Do" | 3:18 |
8. | "Mistify" (Chicago demo) | 4:09 |
9. | "Jesus Was a Man" (demo) | 6:09 |
10. | "The Trap" (demo) | 2:31 |
11. | "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass mix; Hutchence) | 6:03 |
12. | "Need You Tonight" (Mendelsohn extended mix) | 7:14 |
13. | "Move On" | 4:47 |
No. | Titel | Length |
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1. | "Never Tear Us Apart" (soul version) | 3:37 |
2. | "New Sensation" (Nick 12″ mix) | 6:33 |
3. | "New Sensation" (Nick 7″ mix) | 3:42 |
4. | "Devil Inside" (extended remix) | 6:31 |
5. | "Devil Inside" (7″ version) | 5:14 |
6. | "Devil Inside" (radio edit) | 3:55 |
7. | "Different World" (12″ version) | 6:20 |
8. | "Different World" (7″ version) | 4:18 |
9. | "Need You Tonight" (Big Bump mix) | 8:25 |
10. | "Need You Tonight" (Ben Liebrand mix) | 7:17 |
11. | "Need You Tonight" (Mendelsohn 7″ edit) | 4:00 |
12. | "Guns in the Sky" (Kookaburra mix; Hutchence) | 2:23 |
13. | "Calling All Nations" (Kids on Bridges remix) | 3:13 |
14. | "Shine Like it Does" (live) | 3:23 |
Total length: | 166:02 |
Personnel
INXS
- Michael Hutchence – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Andrew Farriss – keyboards, guitars
- Tim Farriss – guitars
- Kirk Pengilly – guitars, saxophone, backing vocals
- Garry Gary Beers – bass, backing vocals
- Jon Farriss – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
- Chris Thomas – producer
- David Nicholas – engineer
- Paula Jones – assistant engineer
- Pauly Grant – assistant engineer
- Brendon Anthony – assistant engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing at AIR Studios
- Richard Moakes – mix assistant
- Nick Egan – art direction, design, cover concept
- Ken Smith – additional art direction, additional design
- Bob Withers – additional art direction, additional design
- Michael Hutchence – cover concept
- Grant Matthews – photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Notes
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INXS, those good looking guys from Aussie, release their single 'New Sensation' on December 29.
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