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“Kiss The Dirt ( Falling Down the Mountain)” by INXS
From the album Listen Like Thieves (1985)
“Kiss The Dirt ( Falling Down the Mountain)” by INXS appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1986 and 2003. It was first released in 1985 on the album Listen Like Thieves. Its best result is #34 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 1986 and #3,849 alternative song of all time.
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"Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" comes off Listen Like Thieves, the fifth INXS album, from 1985, and it has a dusty, driving pulse to it: Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence wrote it, Hutchence sings it, and Garry Gary Beers and Jon Farriss hold the groove down on bass and drums. Chris Thomas produced, with Steve Churchyard engineering.
Released as the album's third single, it gave the band their tenth top-20 hit at home, reaching 15 in Australia, and though it missed the American singles chart it got to 24 on Mainstream Rock Tracks. Alex Proyas directed the video, and the shoot was an epic of its own: the band flew in from the United States to film overnight on a salt lake and the moonscape plains around Coober Pedy in South Australia, playing through fire and gloom until the sky clears, then flew straight back.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 98 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
| 1986 | 34 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 557 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2002 | 1459 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1067 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
Also listed as: Kiss the Dirt; Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain); Kiss The Dirt; Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain).
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