Song · Cold Chisel
“When The War Is Over” by Cold Chisel
From the album Circus Animals (1982)
“When The War Is Over” by Cold Chisel appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2018. It was first released in 1982 on the album Circus Animals. Its best result is #61 on the Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018).
Cold Chisel's drummer, Steve Prestwich, wrote "When the War Is Over" on his own, and it landed on Circus Animals in 1982 before going out as the album's third single, climbing to 25 on the Australian singles chart. Circus Animals was built to sound as unlike the poppier East as possible, and this one takes the brief to heart: it opens and closes on the chorus with the verses packed in between, and the instrumental break and guitar solo arrive after the first verse rather than between the second and third, where they usually go.
It resurfaced in August 2011, when download sales carried it to 82 on the ARIA chart, and when Triple M counted down the most Australian songs of all time in 2018, it made the cut.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 61 | Triple M | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) | 100 |
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