Song · INXS
“Melting in the Sun” by INXS
From the album The Swing (1984)
“Melting in the Sun” by INXS appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1984 and 1989. It was first released in 1984 on the album The Swing. Its best result is #49 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #100 alternative song of 1984 and #5,043 alternative song of all time.
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"Melting in the Sun" comes off The Swing, the fourth studio album by Australian band INXS, released in 1984 as the Sydney six-piece set out to widen its reach beyond home. Michael Hutchence wrote it with Jon and Tim Farriss, and Nick Launay produced, engineered and mixed it.
The whole band is on it: Hutchence singing lead, Tim and Andrew Farriss and Kirk Pengilly on guitars, Andrew on keyboards, Pengilly on saxophone, Garry Gary Beers on bass and Jon Farriss on drums. It belongs to a record that gave INXS a slightly tougher edge than anything they'd made before.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 49 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 202 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
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