Song · Midnight Oil
“Read About It” by Midnight Oil
From the album 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 (1982)
“Read About It” by Midnight Oil appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1982 on the album 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Its best result is #957 on the Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,341 alternative song of all time.
"Read About It" was the third and last single Midnight Oil pulled from "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1", the Australian band's 1982 album. Nick Launay produced the track with the band, engineered it and mixed it, and Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst and Jim Moginie share the writing credit.
The charts never bit: it didn't place anywhere, at home or abroad. The band and its fans loved it anyway. It has shown up at least once on every tour the band has played since, a club it shares with only a handful of songs such as "Beds Are Burning" and "The Dead Heart", and it was part of their set at the WaveAid concert in 2005. The video also picked up a nomination for Best Group Performance in a Video at the 1984 Countdown Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 957 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
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