Message to My Girl explained

Message to My Girl
Cover:Message to My Girl.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Split Enz
Album:Conflicting Emotions
B-Side:Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)
Released:January 1984
Recorded:1983
Genre:Pop rock
Length:4:01
Label:Mushroom Records
Prev Title:Strait Old Line
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:I Wake Up Every Night
Next Year:1984

"Message to My Girl" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album Conflicting Emotions.

In 2001, the song was voted by members of APRA as the 36th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.[1]

During the 2006 Split Enz tour, Neil Finn dedicated the song to his wife Sharon.

Track listing

  1. "Message to My Girl" – 4:01
  2. "Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)" – 3:35

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

ENZSO version

Message to My Girl
Cover:EnzsoMTMG.jpg
Type:single
Artist:ENZSO
Album:ENZSO
Released:1995
Genre:Pop rock
Label:Sony/Epic
Producer:Dave Woodcock
Eddie Rayner
Prev Title:Poor Boy
Prev Year:1995
Next Title: -

When Split Enz member Eddie Rayner collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for the project ENZSO in 1995, they made a song cover and Finn once again provided the lead vocals. The re-recording was converted into more of a ballad version than the original.

Track listing

  1. "Message to My Girl" - Performed by Neil Finn
  2. "Stranger Than Fiction" - Performed by Tim Finn, Neil Finn and Sam Hunt
  3. "Time for a Change" - Performed by Tim Finn

Charts

External resources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sergent. Bruce. APRA Top 100. Article. 24 September 2012.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 288. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. Web site: Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 8 January 2022.
  4. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 18 Aug 1996. ARIA. Imgur.com. 19 April 2020. N.B. The HP column indicates the highest position reached.