Song · INXS
“Shine Like It Does” by INXS
From the album Listen Like Thieves (1985)
“Shine Like It Does” by INXS appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1996 and 2002. It was first released in 1985 on the album Listen Like Thieves. Its best result is #378 on the Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,973 alternative song of all time.
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"Shine Like It Does" is a track from Listen Like Thieves, the fifth studio album from Australia's INXS, released on 14 October 1985 and regarded as the record that broke them internationally. Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence wrote it together.
The album is also where INXS first teamed up with producer Chris Thomas, the start of an on-and-off working relationship, and he produced this one, with Steve Churchyard engineering. Hutchence sings it over Garry Gary Beers' bass and Jon Farriss' drums. The album that carried it spent two weeks at number one at home and gave the band their first American top five single in "What You Need".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 378 | Q101 | Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) | 500 |
| 2002 | 1247 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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