Song · Split Enz
“Message To My Girl” by Split Enz
From the album Conflicting Emotions (1983)
“Message To My Girl” by Split Enz appears on 11 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1983 on the album Conflicting Emotions. Its best result is #1609 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,481 alternative song of all time.
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"Message to My Girl" is Neil Finn's song, written on his own for Split Enz's 1983 album Conflicting Emotions and sent out on Mushroom as its second single in January 1984. Hugh Padgham produced it with Eddie Rayner, and it finds the New Zealand art-rockers in their softest, plainest pop mode.
The title promises a tender note, and Finn has treated it as one: on the band's 2006 tour he dedicated it to his wife, Sharon. It found favor with APRA's members as well: in 2001 they placed it at number 36 on their list of the finest New Zealand songs of the last century.
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 | 1623 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1625 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1625 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1617 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1609 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1609 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1609 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1894 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1867 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1904 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1961 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
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