| All Torn Down | |
| Cover: | Alltorndown.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Living End |
| Album: | The Living End |
| Released: | December 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Punk rock, punkabilly |
| Label: | Modular, EMI |
| Producer: | Lindsay Gravina |
| Prev Title: | Save the Day |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | West End Riot |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
"All Torn Down" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in December 1998,[1] as the third single from their self-titled album. It spent 18 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12.[2]
The song has a fast tempo of 133 beats per minute.
The song title and lyrics refer to the rapid development of Melbourne in the late 1990s, with major projects such as CityLink and Melbourne Docklands in progress and being constructed with little regard to whether it was development on parks or historic sites. The cover art depicts a redscale Melway map of the Melbourne CBD and Southbank area..
| Charts (1998) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 12 |
| Triple J Hottest 100 | 41[3] |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | December 1998 | Modular Recordings | CD | MODCS002 |
| EMI | 7243 8 86458 0 5 |