Berserk Warriors Explained

Berserk Warriors
Cover:MAA - Berserk Warriors.jpg
Type:single
Caption:7-inch single New Zealand cover
Artist:Mental As Anything
Album:Cats & Dogs
B-Side:L'Amour No More
Released:December 1981 [1]
Recorded:Albert Studios
Genre:Pop, Rock
Length:3:49
Label:Regular Records
Producer:Bruce Brown
Russell Dunlop
Prev Title:Too Many Times
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Close Again
Next Year:1982

Berserk Warriors is a song by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in December 1981, through Regular Records.[2] The song was written by band member Peter O'Doherty. It is a thinly-veiled reference to the marital travails of the members of ABBA. It was released as the third and final single from the band's third album Cats & Dogs. The Song first charted on December 14, 1981, and it peaked at no. 30 on the Kent Music Report and it stayed in the charts for 16 weeks.[3] The song Berserk Warriors was used in the 2010 movie Animal Kingdom.[4]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1981–82)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] 50

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 45cat - Mental As Anything - Berserk Warriors / L'amour No More - Regular - Australia - K-8594. 45cat.com. 2022-06-29.
  2. Web site: australian-charts.com - Mental As Anything - Beserk Warriors. Steffen Hung. australian-charts.com. 2022-06-29.
  3. Web site: Berserk Warriors. Australian Music Database. 2022-06-29.
  4. Web site: Animal Kingdom (2010) - Soundtracks. IMDb. 2022-06-29.
  5. Book: Kent, David . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, NSW . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 198 .
  6. Web site: charts.org.nz - Mental As Anything - Beserk Warriors. Steffen Hung. charts.nz. 2022-06-29.