Pretty Vegas Explained

Pretty Vegas
Cover:Pretty Vegas single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:INXS
Album:Switch
Genre:Rock[1]
Length:3:26
Label:Epic
Producer:Guy Chambers
Prev Title:Mystify (Remix)
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Afterglow
Next Year:2006

"Pretty Vegas" is a song by Australian rock band INXS. It was released in September 2005 as the lead single from their 11th studio album, Switch, and the first with new Canadian lead singer J.D. Fortune, winner of the competition.

Release

"Pretty Vegas" was first released exclusively through the iTunes Store on 19 September 2005.[2] A video for the song was released on the same day. The song debuted on the show Rock Star: INXS during the time when Fortune was vying for the lead vocalist spot in INXS. The eight contestants were challenged to write lyrics to a melody written by Andrew Farriss. They were divided into two teams of four. When Fortune did not see eye-to-eye with his team (which included runner-up Marty Casey), he decided to venture out on his own and write his own lyrics.

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 22 October 2005, an achievement that made the band one of a very select few from the 1980s to have a top-40 hit with a new song in the 21st century. After the release of INXS' album Switch, the single reached number seven on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. The single was also somewhat of a comeback song in Australia, becoming their first ARIA top 10 single in 14 years, peaking at number nine.

The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 26 January 2006. The single was also certified gold by Music Canada on 8 March 2006 for sales of over 10,000 digital copies.

Track listings

Australian maxi-CD single[3]

  1. "Pretty Vegas" (album version) – 3:27
  2. "Pretty Vegas" (live) – 4:17

Digital download[2]

  1. "Pretty Vegas" – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[4] 2
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States19 September 2005Digital downloadEpic
17 October 2005Hot adult contemporary radio[7]
Australia14 November 2005CD[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: INXS' "Need You Tonight. . April 12, 2021. The thoroughly generic rocker “Pretty Vegas,” INXS’ first single with Fortune, was actually a decent-sized hit.... November 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Pretty Vegas – Single. Apple Music. 15 December 2020.
  3. Pretty Vegas. INXS. 2005. Australian maxi-CD single liner notes. Epic Records. 82876 75609 2.
  4. R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30. Radio & Records. 1634. 48. 25 November 2005. 6 October 2019.
  5. R&R Canada Rock Top 30. Radio & Records. 1634. 55. 25 November 2005. 6 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2006. Billboard. 22 September 2019.
  7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1628. 25. 14 October 2005. 24 May 2021.
  8. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th November 2005. ARIA. 28. 14 November 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051120-0000/issue820.pdf. 22 February 2008. 24 May 2021.

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