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“Reckless” by Australian Crawl
Released 1994
“Reckless” by Australian Crawl appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2025. It was first released in 1994. Its best result is #23 on the Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018).
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"Reckless", sometimes billed as "Reckless (Don't Be So)", is the James Reyne song from Australian Crawl's 1983 EP Semantics, and it caught the band mid-reshuffle: Graham Bidstrup sat in on drums and keyboards for Bill McDonough, then made way for John Watson once the EP was out. Reyne, the band's singer and guitarist, dropped Sydney landmarks like Manly and Circular Quay into the words.
Semantics went to No. 1 on the Australian singles chart, which is why some sources count "Reckless" as a chart-topper in its own right. Geffen issued it as a single in Europe with "White Limbo" on the flip, and it was one of the band's three songs at Oz for Africa, the Australian leg of Live Aid, in 1985. In 2007 Triple M listeners put it at number 39 in an all-time vote, higher than any other Australian Crawl track.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
| 2025 | 39 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) | 100 |
Also listed as: Reckless (Don't Be So).
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