Juice (Headless Chickens song) explained
| Juice |
| Cover: | juice-headlesschickens.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Headless Chickens |
| A-Side: | Choppers |
| B-Side: | Play It Again, Kiri |
| Released: | 1992 |
| Recorded: | September 1992 |
| Studio: | Platinum (Melbourne, Australia) |
| Length: | 4:02 |
| Label: |
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| Producer: | Michael Koppelman |
| Prev Title: | Cruise Control |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Mr. Moon |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Juice" is a song by New Zealand rock band Headless Chickens, released as a single in 1992. The track was originally titled "Dreamchild", having been written and performed by Fiona McDonald for Strawpeople. When McDonald later joined the Headless Chickens, the song was reworked and renamed "Juice". It was released as a double A-side with "Choppers" and peaked at number seven on the New Zealand Singles Chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. In Australia, the track was voted in at number 44 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993.[1] In 1994, a 12-inch vinyl disc was issued in the United Kingdom featuring two remixes by Ollie J.
Track listings
Australasian CD and cassette single[2] [3]
- "Juice"
- "Choppers"
- "Choppers" (Heli-Bator mix)
- "Play It Again, Kiri"
UK 12-inch single[4]
A. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch mix)
B. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch dub original mix)
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Body Blow album booklet.[5]
Studios
- Recorded at mixed in September 1992 at Platinum Studios (Melbourne, Australia)
- Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
Personnel
- Fiona McDonald – writing, vocals, keyboards
- Mark Tierney – writing
- Paul Casserly – writing
- Chris Matthews – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programs
- Bevan Sweeney – drums, programs
- Michael Lawry – keyboards, programs
- Anthony Nevison – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programs
- Grant Fell – bass, keyboards
- Rex Visible – keyboards, programs
- Angus McNaughton – programs
- Russell "Jimmy" McGregor – strings
- Cate Gray – strings
- Graeme McKean – strings
- Tanya Hardy-Smith – strings
- Michael Koppelman – production, engineering
- Phil "Feel" Jones – assistant engineering
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Hottest 100 History 1993. Triple J. 16 February 2019.
- Juice. Headless Chickens. 1992. Australasian CD single liner notes. Flying Nun Records, Mushroom Records. FNCD255, D 11331.
- Juice. Headless Chickens. 1992. Australasian cassette single sleeve. Flying Nun Records, Mushroom Records. FNMC 255, C 11331.
- Juice. Headless Chickens. 1994. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Mushroom Records. T14651.
- Body Blow. Body Blow. Headless Chickens. 1993. Australian CD album booklet. Flying Nun Records, Festival Records. D30939.
- Web site: Headless Chicken’s ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1. ARIA. Imgur.com. 3 December 2023. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- Web site: End of Year Charts 1993. Recorded Music NZ. 15 June 2019.
