Song · Split Enz
“What's The Matter With You?” by Split Enz
From the album True Colours (1980)
“What's The Matter With You?” by Split Enz appears on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2002. It was first released in 1980 on the album True Colours. Its best result is #783 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,936 alternative song of all time.
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Neil Finn wrote "What's the Matter With You?" on his own, words and music, for True Colours, the 1980 album on which Split Enz's co-lead singer stepped much further forward than before. It was the New Zealand band's fifth studio album and their first big commercial success, with Finn's "I Got You" going to number one in New Zealand and Australia and breaking them internationally.
They came to it fired up. After a rough stretch in England they went back to Melbourne to record, and by Tim Finn's account all the gigging had made the band tight; Noel Crombie remembered it feeling like a new beginning. Tim Finn later sized up David Tickle as cocksure, not always likable, something to push against, and mostly a good engineer.
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 | 783 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 834 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 840 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 840 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
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