Song · Midnight Oil
“Surf's Up Tonight” by Midnight Oil
From the album Breathe (1996)
“Surf's Up Tonight” by Midnight Oil appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the album Breathe. Its best result is #75 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #277 alternative song of 1996.
"Surf's Up Tonight" comes from Breathe, Midnight Oil's ninth studio album, which Columbia released in October 1996, three and a half years after Earth and Sun and Moon. The whole band shares the writing credit, and Malcolm Burn produced and mixed it. The group behind the album was Peter Garrett out front, Jim Moginie on guitars and keyboards, Martin Rotsey on guitar, Bones Hillman on bass and Rob Hirst on drums.
The Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane heard Breathe as loose and raw, close to low-key, and Moginie said the band had set out to make something atmospheric and spiritual, and felt they'd pulled it off. It's a record that breathes rather than shouts.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
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