Shut Down (Australian Crawl song) explained

Shut Down
Cover:	AC_shutdown.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Australian Crawl
Album:	Sons of Beaches
A-Side:	Shut Down
B-Side:	Creating Monsters
Released:	June 1982
Genre:	Pop/Rock
Length:	4:11
Label:	EMI
Producer:	Mike Chapman
Prev Title:	Oh No Not You Again
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Daughters of the Northern Coast
Next Year:	1982

"Shut Down" is the first single released by Australian rock band Australian Crawl from their third studio album Sons of Beaches.^[1] The song was written by drummer Bill McDonough^[2] and features lead vocals by James Reyne. The B-side was the non-album track "Creating Monsters". It was produced by Mike Chapman.^[1]

"Shut Down" was released in June 1982 and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Shut Down" (Bill McDonough)^[2] - 4:11
2. "Creating Monsters" (James Reyne)^[2]

References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131022063048/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/a/australiancrawl.html . Australian Crawl . Holmgren . Magnus . Stefan . Warnqvist . Oliver . Draper . Bill . McDonough . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . 22 October 2013 . 23 March 2014 .
2. Web site: Australasian Performing Right Association . . 2008-03-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124161012/http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm . January 24, 2008 .
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

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

4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 21.