Devil Inside (INXS song) explained

Devil Inside
Cover:DevilInside.jpg
Caption:Cover art for Australian edition
Type:single
Artist:INXS
Album:Kick
B-Side:On the Rocks
Genre:Funk-pop[1]
Length:
  • 5:11 (album version)
  • 3:55 (single version)
Label:WEA
Producer:Chris Thomas
Prev Title:New Sensation
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Never Tear Us Apart
Next Year:1988

"Devil Inside" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and was released as the second single (third in the UK) from the band's sixth studio album, Kick, in February 1988. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. "Devil Inside" also peaked at number six in Australia, number three in Canada, and number two in New Zealand. Cash Box said that the band "[uses] a Daytripper-like guitar sound and riff it under a sultry, breathy vocal to put the point across."[2]

Track listings

US 7", 45 RPM, Single (Atlantic 7-89144)

  1. "Devil Inside" (5:11)
  2. "On the Rocks" (3:05)

US 7", 45 RPM, Single (Promo) (Atlantic 7-89144)

  1. "Devil Inside" (Edit) (3:54)
  2. "Devil Inside" (LP Version) (5:11)

US 12' 33 1/3, Single (Atlantic 0-86622)

  1. "Devil Inside" (Remixed Version) (6:36)
  2. "Devil Inside" (Edited Version) (3:54)
  3. "On the Rocks" (Unavailable on LP) (3:05)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[3] 6
Ecuador (UPI)[4] 2
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 6
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[10] [11] 46
US Cash Box Top 100[12] [13] 25
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] 13

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
Australia8 February 1988WEA
United Kingdom22 February 1988[15]
14 March 1988CD[16]
Japan25 April 1988Mini-CDWEA[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s . . 10 September 2018 . ...it also includes “New Sensation,” “Devil Inside,” and “Need You Tonight”—state-of-the-art ’80s funk-pop played with enough charisma and volume for the cheap seats.. 24 April 2023.
  2. Single Releases. Cash Box. LI. 31. 10. 6 February 1988. 21 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13th March, 1988. ARIA. Imgur. 19 June 2020. N.B. ARIA licensed the Australian Music Report chart between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  4. Web site: Canciones de mayor popularidad en el hemisferio - Ecuador. UPI. 25 April 1988. 22 January 2024. 5.
  5. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 5. 39. 23. 24 September 1988.
  6. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 22, 1988. dutch. Dutch Top 40. 20 March 2023.
  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Joel Whitburn. 2014. Record Research.
  8. Top 100 Singles of '88. RPM. 49. 10. 9. 24 December 1988.
  9. Web site: End of Year Charts 1988. Recorded Music NZ. 7 March 2023.
  10. 1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles. Billboard. 100. 52. Y-20. 24 December 1988.
  11. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1988. 3 October 2016.
  12. Top 50 Pop Singles. Cash Box. LII. 27. 12. 31 December 1988.
  13. Web site: Top 50 Pop Singles. 25 August 2024 .
  14. 1988 The Year in Music & Video: Top Album Rock Tracks. Billboard. 100. 52. Y-22. 24 December 1988.
  15. New Singles. Music Week. 27. 20 February 1988.
  16. New Singles. Music Week. 39. 12 March 1988.
  17. Web site: デビル・インサイド INXS. Devil Inside INXS. Oricon. ja. 21 March 2024.

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