Song · Midnight Oil
“Put Down That Weapon” by Midnight Oil
From the album Diesel and Dust (1987)
“Put Down That Weapon” by Midnight Oil appears on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2004. It was first released in 1987 on the album Diesel and Dust. Its best result is #88 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #256 alternative song of 1988 and #3,034 alternative song of all time.
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"Put Down That Weapon" sits on Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust, a slow-burning track written by Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie. Warne Livesey produced it with the band and added keyboards alongside Moginie, and the arrangement is all tension held in check: Martin Rotsey and Moginie's guitars circling, Peter Gifford's bass pacing the floor, Hirst's drums marching steadily toward something, and a trombone from Glad Reed lending it a mournful, brassy edge.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 88 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1635 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1635 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1635 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1627 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1378 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1617 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 506 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 1617 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
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