Put Down That Weapon Explained

Put Down That Weapon
Cover:Put_Down_That_Weapon_by_Midnight_Oil.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Midnight Oil
Album:Diesel and Dust
Released:7 December 1987[1]
Length:4:38[2]
Producer:Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
Prev Title:Beds Are Burning
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Dreamworld
Next Year:1988

"Put Down That Weapon" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.

Track listing

Australian release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:38
  2. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe)[3] -
European release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 3:36
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:54

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases. Australian Music Report. Imgur.com. 11 December 2020.
  2. Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust
  3. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine. . 17 November 2010 . Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

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