From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suicide Blonde
Suicide Blonde
"Suicide Blonde" then-girlfriend, Kylie Minogue, gave him the inspiration
for the title while working on her 1989 film The Delin-
quents. Minogue was required to dye her hair platinum
blonde for the role and was quoted by Hutchence in an
interview in ’89 as saying "I’m going suicide blonde to-
day".[citation needed]
The recording of "Suicide Blonde" showed some new
influences on INXS. Jon Farriss’s drums show the influ-
ence of dance music especially the acid house sounds
popular in the UK. Similarly, the blues harp intro on the
track, performed by Charlie Musselwhite, was sampled
rather than recorded live.[citation needed]
The track became poignant after Hutchence commit-
ted suicide on 22 November 1997, and his lover Paula
Yates died of an overdose on 17 September 2000, after
Single by INXS attempting suicide in 1998. Kym Wilson (with her then
boyfriend Andrew Reyment the last people to see
from the album X
Michael alive) also became known as the "Suicide
B-side "Everybody Wants U Tonight" Blonde" in the tabloids.[citation needed]
Released 25 September 1990 (1990-09-25)
Format 7" single, 12" maxi, CD maxi
Chart performances
The track was released in September 1990 throughout
Genre Alternative rock, Power pop
the world. In the US, the track reached a peak of #9 on
Length 3:53 the Billboard Hot 100 and topped both the modern rock
Label Mercury, XPRO
and mainstream rock charts. A dance remix of the track
received wide airplay on US top 40 stations, reaching the
Writer(s) Andrew Farriss top 10 of the dance chart. In the UK, the track reached a
Michael Hutchence
peak of #11 while it reached #3 in their homeland of Aus-
Producer Chris Thomas tralia1 and #1 in Canada.
Certification Gold (RIAA)
INXS singles chronology
Cover versions
A jazz cover of the song by Urselle was included on the
"Mystify" Suicide Blonde"
"Suicide Blonde "Disappear" 2006 compilation Jazz and ’90s.
(1989) (1990) (1990)
"Suicide Blonde is the title of the first single from the
Suicide Blonde"
Trivia
INXS album X. It reached the top 10 on the US Hot 100 Ferguson Darling is heard singing the title of this song on
(#9) and Australia in 1990 and reached a peak of #11 in the Clarissa Explains It All episode Clarissa News Network.
the UK.
Track listings
Writing and recording 7" single CD single
The song was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Mercury / INXS 14 Mercury / INXCD 14
Farriss of the group INXS, after the band had gotten back (UK) (UK)
together after a year-long sabbatical in 1989. The song
was named after a woman who had bleached her own 1. "Suicide Blonde [7" 1. "Suicide Blonde
hair because she had "dyed" by her own hand and who mix]"—3:53 [demolition
was "love devastation". It is rumoured that Hutchence’s mix]"—6.53
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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[1] 24
Canadian Singles Chart[citation needed] 3
Dutch Top 40[2] 5
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 23
German Singles Chart[3] 23
Irish Singles Chart[4] 3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[1] 16
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 11
UK Singles Chart[5] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 9
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[6] 25
US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[6] 1
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[6] 1
Chart (1990) Position
Australian Singles Chart[7] 42
Dutch Top 40[2] 55
2. "Everybody Wants U
Tonight"—5:09
2. "Suicide Blonde [7"
NIK mix]"
See also
12" maxi 3. "Everybody Wants U • List of number-one singles in 1990 (New Zealand)
Mercury / INXS 1412 Tonight"—5:09 • List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United
(UK) CD maxi States)
Atlantis • Number one modern rock hits of 1990
1. "Suicide Blonde
[devastation 1. "Suicide Blonde" (7"
mix]"—6:19 mix)—3:54
References
2. "Suicide Blonde [milk 2. "Suicide Blonde" [1] ^ "Suicide Blonde", in various singles charts
mix]"—5:40 (earth mix)—5:39 Lescharts.com (Retrieved 10 April 2008)
3. "Everybody Wants U 3. "Suicide Blonde" [2] ^ "Single top 100 over 1990" (in Dutch) (pdf).
Tonight"—5:09 (devastation Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/
mix)—6:19 top%20100%20-%201990.pdf. Retrieved 12 April
4. "Suicide Blonde" (milk 2010.
mix)—5:40 [3] German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved
5. "Suicide Blonde" 10 April 2008)
(demolition mix)—6:53 [4] Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 10 April
6. "Everybody Wants U 2008)
Tonight"—5:09 [5] UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 10
April 2008)
[6] ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 17 September
Charts 2008)
[7] 1990 Australian Singles Chart. aria.com. Retrieved
Peak positions Year-end charts 17 September 2008.
• Allmusic.com song article on Suicide Blonde
• Magazine, 16 February 1991
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• "INXS: X Marks the Spot" Rolling Stone Issue 590 1 (1) US chart details from Allmusic.com UK chart details from Every-
November 1990 page 85 hit.com, Australian chart details from ARIA and Wikipedia INXS arti-
cle.
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