Disappear (INXS song)

1990 single by INXS

"Disappear"
Single by INXS
from the album X
B-side"Middle Beast"
Released26 November 1990 (1990-11-26)
Length4:09
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
  • Jon Farriss
  • Michael Hutchence
  • Garry Gary Beers
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
INXS singles chronology
"Suicide Blonde"
(1990) 		"Disappear"
(1990) 		"By My Side"
(1991)

"Disappear" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the second single from their seventh studio album, X (1990), in November 1990. The song was written by Jon Farriss, Michael Hutchence and Garry Gary Beers while they were living together in Hong Kong in 1989.

"Disappear" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1991, becoming the band's seventh and final top-10 single. In Canada, the song reached number one for two weeks. It was a lesser hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 21 in December 1990. At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.[1]

B-sides

The B-sides of the "Disappear" single are a Coldcut remix of their 1985 hit "What You Need" and a solo composition called "Middle Beast", which was written and performed by bassist Garry Beers.

Track listings

7-inch and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Disappear" – 4:08
  2. "Middle Beast" – 4:56

Australian CD single[4]

  1. "Disappear" (extended 12-inch mix) – 6:50
  2. "What You Need" (Coldcut Force mix) – 6:32
  3. "Disappear" (7-inch mix) – 4:08
  4. "Middle Beast" – 4:56

Australian 12-inch single[5]

A1. "Disappear" (extended 12-inch mix) – 6:50
B1. "Middle Beast" – 4:56
B2. "What You Need" (Coldcut Force mix) – 6:32

UK CD single[6]

  1. "Disappear"
  2. "Disappear" (extended 12-inch mix)
  3. "What You Need" (Coldcut Force mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 23
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 12
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 43
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 43
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 25
Portugal (AFP)[17] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 8
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[21] 10
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] 41
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[23] 38
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[24] 6
US Cash Box Top 100[25] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 90
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[28] 31

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United Kingdom 26 November 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [29]
10 December 1990 12-inch poster-bag vinyl [30]
17 December 1990 CD [31]
Japan 25 January 1991 Mini-CD WEA [32]

References

  1. ^ "1992 APRA Music Award Winners". APRA AMCOs. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ Disappear (Australian 7-inch single vinyl disc). INXS. WEA. 1990. 903173105.7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Disappear (UK cassette single sleeve). INXS. Mercury Records. 1990. INXMC 15, 878 646-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Disappear (Australian CD single disc notes). INXS. WEA. 1990. 903173325-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Disappear (Australian 12-inch single vinyl disc). INXS. WEA. 1990. 903173291-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Disappear (UK CD single liner notes). INXS. Mercury Records. 1990. INXCD15, 878 647-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "INXS – Disappear". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ "INXS – Disappear" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. ^ "INXS – Disappear" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1442." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 3. 19 January 1991. p. 39. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ "INXS – Disappear" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Disappear". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 2, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  15. ^ "INXS – Disappear" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  16. ^ "INXS – Disappear". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 10. 9 March 1991. p. 42. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  18. ^ "INXS – Disappear". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  20. ^ "INXS Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  21. ^ "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  22. ^ "INXS Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  23. ^ "INXS Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  24. ^ "INXS Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  25. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending February 16, 1991". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  26. ^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  27. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1991". Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  28. ^ "The Year in Music 1991: Top Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 51. 21 December 1991. p. 41.
  29. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 November 1990. p. vii.
  30. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 8 December 1990. p. vi.
  31. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 December 1990. p. vi.
  32. ^ "ディスアピアー | INXS" [Disappear | INXS] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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