Song · Midnight Oil
“When The Generals Talk” by Midnight Oil
From the album Red Sails in the Sunset (1984)
“When The Generals Talk” by Midnight Oil appears on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2005. It was first released in 1984 on the album Red Sails in the Sunset. Its best result is #264 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,082 alternative song of all time.
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"When The Generals Talk" comes from Red Sails in the Sunset, Midnight Oil's 1984 album, and the writing credit is shared five ways between Peter Garrett, Peter Gifford, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey. Nick Launay produced it with the band and engineered and mixed it himself, and the result is lean and jittery: a clipped, wiry rocker with the drums up front and the guitars chopping at the beat like soldiers taking orders nobody trusts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 264 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) | 500 |
| 1991 | 272 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 1999 | 1681 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1681 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1681 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1673 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1659 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1659 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1659 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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