Walls (Icehouse song)
"Walls" | ||||
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Single by Flowers | ||||
from the album Icehouse | ||||
B-side | "All the Way" | |||
Released | January 26, 1981 | |||
Genre | Rock, synthpop, new wave | |||
Length | 4:22 | |||
Label | Regular Chrysalis | |||
Songwriter(s) | Iva Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Cameron Allan, Iva Davies | |||
Flowers singles chronology | ||||
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"Walls" Alternative Cover | ||||
"Walls" is the third single released by the Australian rock band Flowers, later known as Icehouse.[1][2] It was released in January 1981, on independent label Regular Records from their debut album, Icehouse, it peaked at #20 on the Australian Kent Music Reoport Singles Charts.[3] It was also released in New Zealand, with a different cover, which was the last release before the band was renamed as Icehouse.
Iva Davies has said that Walls was autobiographical for a period of his life.[4]
The music video was directed by Trevor Hawkins.[5]
Track listing[]
All tracks written by Iva Davies.[6]
- "Walls" - 4:22
- "All the Way" - 3:50
References[]
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Icehouse'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on May 17, 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
- ^ "Flowers bloom again for Icehouse". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "We Help Get Films Made". Screen Queensland. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Retrieved 2008-06-30. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. WALLS
External links[]
Categories:
- 1981 singles
- Icehouse (band) songs
- 1980 songs
- Songs written by Iva Davies
- Chrysalis Records singles
- Regular Records singles