Song · Midnight Oil
“Renaissance Man” by Midnight Oil
From the album Earth and Sun and Moon (1993)
“Renaissance Man” by Midnight Oil appears on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2004. It was first released in 1993 on the album Earth and Sun and Moon. Its best result is #1722 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,520 alternative song of all time.
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"Renaissance Man" comes from Earth and Sun and Moon, the eighth studio album by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released on Columbia in 1993. Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey share the writing credit.
Nick Launay was the band's partner on the record: he produced this one with Midnight Oil, recorded it alongside Brent Clark and handled the mix himself. The album around it went to No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, reached the top 20 in Sweden and Switzerland and the top 30 in the UK, and made the top 50 of the Billboard 200.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1749 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1749 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1749 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1739 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1722 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1722 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
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