"Taste It" | ||||
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Single by INXS | ||||
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are | ||||
Released | 2 November 1992[1] | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | EastWest, Mercury, Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Opitz, INXS | |||
INXS singles chronology | ||||
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"Taste It" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the fourth single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992), in November 1992. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It peaked at No. 36 on the ARIA Singles Chart and also charted in New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
B-sides
The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralphi Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.
Reception
Q said, "The simple fact is that after a sustained period of rock in excess, INXS have found soul. "Taste It" grooves on a marvellously ambient and woolly drum sound."[2]
Track listings
7-inch and cassette single INXS23; INXMC23 Mercury/UK
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Light the Planet"
CD5 maxi single INXCD23 Mercury/UK
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
- "Not Enough Time" (Ralphi Rosario Mix)
- "Light the Planet"
CD5 maxi single INXCB23 Mercury/UK
- "Taste It" (Youth Acapella Mix)
- "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk Mix)
- "Disappear" (Morales Mix)
- "Bitter Tears" (Lorimer 12" Mix)
CD5 864 685-2 Mercury/Germany
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
- "Light the Planet"
- "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk Mix)
CD5 45099-1293-2 EastWest/Australia
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
- "Not Enough Time"
CD single 7-87409-2 Atlantic/US
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Questions" (No Vocals)
CD3 WMD5-4123 WEA/Japan
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "Taste It" (Youth 12" Mix)
Cassette single 7-87409-4 Atlantic/US
- "Taste It" (LP version)
- "11th Revolution"
Chart performance
The song reached No. 21 in the United Kingdom and No. 36 in Australia.[3][4] In the United States, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5]
Weekly charts
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 36 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] | 79 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 31 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 38 |
UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 21 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
References
- ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
- ↑ David Sinclair. "INXS: Welcome To Wherever You Are". Rock's Backpages.(Subscription required.)
- 1 2 "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- 1 2 "INXS – Taste It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- 1 2 "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 27.
- ↑ "INXS – Taste It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "INXS – Taste It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "INXS Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.