Song · The Divinyls
“Back to the Wall” by The Divinyls
From the album Temperamental (1988)
“Back to the Wall” by The Divinyls appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1988 on the album Temperamental. Its best result is #87 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #241 alternative song of 1988.
"Back to the Wall" led the charge for Temperamental, the third Divinyls album, arriving as its first single in February 1988, and the band really did have its back to the wall. By October 1986 the group had shrunk to the duo of Chrissy Amphlett and Mark McEntee, and Chrysalis had warned them the new record was make-or-break, riding on whether it could catch on abroad in places like the US. Amphlett and McEntee wrote the song with Richard Feldman.
It made the top 40 in Australia and turned up in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and on the film's soundtrack. In 2018 Tropical Fuck Storm covered it on the B-side of "You Let My Tyres Down", and their version drew warm praise.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 87 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
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