"I Send a Message"
Single by INXS
from the album The Swing
B-side"Mechanical"
Released12 March 1984
Recorded1983
Length3:24 (album version)
3:20 (single edit)
5:02 (12" extended version)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss
Producer(s)Nick Launay
INXS singles chronology
"Original Sin"
(1983) 		"I Send a Message"
(1984) 		"Burn for You"
(1984)

"I Send a Message" was the second single released by Australian rock band INXS from their fourth album The Swing. The music video was directed by Yamamoto San and filmed in Tokyo at the city's oldest Buddhist temple in Main Old City Park.[1][2]

Cash Box called the song "a powerful dance cut" with a "frenetic back beat" and "staccato vocal."[3]

At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Australian Single.[4][5]

Track listing

7" single Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Send a Message"M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[6]4:46
2."Mechanical"A. Farris[7]4:39

12"/CD Maxi single Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Send a Message" (Extended remix)M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[6]5:02
2."Burn for You" (Remix)M. Hutchence, A. Farriss[8]4:26
3."Johnson's Aeroplane" (Remix)A. Farris[9]3:54

Charts

The song was released on 12 March 1984 and reached No.3 on the Kent Music Report.[10] It also reached No.18 on the New Zealand Singles charts,[11] No. 18 on the US Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles and No. 77 on The Billboard Hot 100.[12]

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Send a Message"
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 3
Netherlands (Single Tip)[13] *
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 77
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[16] 18
"*" indicates an unranked position.

Year-end charts

1984 year-end chart performance for "I Send a Message"
Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[17][18] 45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 47

References

  1. ^ "Michael Hutchence Discography • INXS Discography". michaelhutchence.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ Shea, Matt (2 February 2014). "The Incredible Story Behind INXS' Original Sin". FasterLouder.com.au. FasterLouder Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 21 July 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b ""I Send a Message" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ ""Mechanical" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ^ ""Burn for You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  9. ^ ""Johnson's Aeroplane" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  11. ^ "INXS discography". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  12. ^ "INXS > Charts & Awards > Billboard singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  13. ^ "INXS - I Send A Message". Single Top 100 (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ^ "INXS – I Send A Message". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  15. ^ "INXS Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  16. ^ "INXS Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  18. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  19. ^ "End of Year Charts 1984". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 May 2022.


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