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{{short description|INXS song}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name = Mediate
| name = Mediate
| Artist = [[INXS]]
| cover =
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| alt =
| Album = [[Kick (INXS album)|Kick]]
| type =
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| Released = {{Start date|df=yes|1987|10|19}}
| track_no = 5
| artist = [[INXS]]
| Recorded =
| album = [[Kick (INXS album)|Kick]]
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1987|10|19}}
| Genre = [[Trip-hop]], [[New wave music|New wave]]
| recorded =
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| Length = 2:36
| studio =
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| Writer = [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]]
| Label =
| venue =
| Producer = [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]]
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]], [[trip hop]]
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| length = 2:36
| prev = "[[Need You Tonight]]"
| prev_no = 4
| label =
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| writer = [[Andrew Farriss]], [[Michael Hutchence]]
| next = "[[The Loved One (song)|The Loved One]]"
| producer = [[Chris Thomas (record producer)|Chris Thomas]]
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| next_no = 6
}}
}}


"'''Mediate'''" is a song by [[INXS]] from their 1987 [[album]], ''[[Kick (INXS album)|Kick]]''. On the album, the song [[segue]]s from their big hit single, "[[Need You Tonight]]." The song has the distinction of having almost every line rhyme with the word "ate" (as in "Mediate").
"'''Mediate'''" is a song by [[INXS]] from their 1987 [[album]], ''[[Kick (INXS album)|Kick]]''. On the album, the song [[segue]]s from their big hit single, "[[Need You Tonight]]." The song has the distinction of having almost every line [[rhyme]] with the word "ate" (as in "Mediate").


==Lyrical content==
==Lyrical content==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
{{Main|Need You Tonight}}
{{Main|Need You Tonight}}
The song was never released as a [[Single (music)|single]], but there was a [[Music video|video]] for it, which followed "Need You Tonight". Both the video and the song pay homage to [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]", as the members flip cue cards with words from the song on them, followed by [[Kirk Pengilly]] with a [[saxophone]] solo.
The song was never released as a [[Single (music)|single]], but there was a [[Music video|video]] for it, which followed "Need You Tonight". Both the video and the song pay homage to the promotional film clip for [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Subterranean Homesick Blues]]", as the members flip cue cards with words from the song on them, followed by [[Kirk Pengilly]] with a [[Soprano saxophone]] solo.


Beneath the lyric "a special date" in the "Mediate" portion of the video, the cue card shown reads "9-8-1945". This refers to the date 9 August 1945, which was the date the [[nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]], codenamed ''[[Fat Man]]'', [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|was dropped]] on [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]]. As the date is in the [[Calendar date#Date format|little endian format]], with the day first and month second (as per convention in [[Australia]]), American observers sometimes confuse the date for 8 September 1945.
Beneath the lyric "a special date" in the "Mediate" portion of the video, the cue card shown reads "9-8-1945". This refers to the date 9 August 1945, which was the date the [[nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]], codenamed "[[Fat Man]]", [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|was dropped]] on [[Nagasaki]], [[Japan]]. As the date is in the [[Calendar date#Date format|little endian format]], with the day first and month second (as per convention in [[Australia]]), American observers sometimes confuse the date for 8 September 1945.


The cards contain multiple spelling mistakes, E.G. "Facinate" which should have been "Fascinate", further emulating Dylan's video.
The cards contain multiple spelling mistakes, E.G. "Facinate" which should have been "Fascinate", further emulating Dylan's video.

The location was near blast furnace number 6, Port Kembla Steelworks, NSW, Australia.


==''Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes'' (featuring Tricky)==
==''Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes'' (featuring Tricky)==
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Mediate
| name = Mediate
| Cover = INXSMediate.jpeg
| cover = INXSMediate.jpeg
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| alt =
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| Artist = [[INXS]] featuring [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]]
| Album = Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes
| type = single
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| artist = [[INXS]] featuring [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]]
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| B-side =
| Released = 20 September 2011
| album = Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes
| released = 20 September 2011
| Format = [[Music download|MP3]]
| Recorded = 2010–2011
| recorded = 2010–2011
| studio =
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| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Dub music|dub]], [[House music|house]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| Length = 19:51
| venue =
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Dub music|dub]], [[House music|house]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| Label = Petrol Electric
| length = 19:51
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| Writer = [[Andrew Farriss]]<br>[[Michael Hutchence]]
| Producer = [[Ralphi Rosario]]
| label = Petrol Electric
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| writer = [[Andrew Farriss]]<br>[[Michael Hutchence]]
| Chronology = INXS singles
| producer = [[Ralphi Rosario]]
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| Last single = "[[Never Tear Us Apart#Never Tear Us Apart (2010 re-recording with Ben Harper and Mylène Farmer)|Never Tear Us Apart]]"<br/>(2010)
| chronology = INXS
| This single = "'''Mediate'''"<br/>(2011)
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| prev_title = [[Never Tear Us Apart#Never Tear Us Apart (2010 re-recording with Ben Harper and Mylène Farmer)|Never Tear Us Apart]]
| Next single =
| prev_year = 2010
| Misc = {{Extra album cover
| next_title =
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| Upper caption = Promotional single cover
| next_year =
| Type = Promotional single
| Cover = INXSMediate2.jpeg
| misc = {{Extra album cover
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| header = Promotional single cover
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| Lower caption =
| type = single
|}}
| cover = INXSMediate2.jpeg
| border =
| alt =
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| caption =
}}
}}
}}


In 2010, "Mediate" was re-recorded by INXS and featured [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]] on vocals. The song was [[remix]]ed by [[Ralphi Rosario]]. The recording was originally released on the band's twelfth studio album, ''[[Original Sin (INXS album)|Original Sin]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://stereotypedlife.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/covered-tricky-mediate-inxs-cover/ |title= Covered... Tricky 'Mediate' (INXS Cover) |work= stereotypedlife.wordpress.com |date= 10 November 2010 |accessdate= 16 April 2012}}</ref> On 29 July 2011, a [[promotional recording|promotional]], three-track [[single (music)|single]] was released through Petrol Electric/[[Atco Records]] to [[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and radio stations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/release/3040642 |title= INXS Featuring Tricky - Mediate |work= [[Discogs]] |accessdate= 16 April 2012}}</ref> The disc contained three different remix versions of "Mediate" all done by Rosario. 16 September 2011, the song peaked at #5 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|dance chart]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.trickysite.com/2011/10/no-5-on-the-billboard-dance-chart/ |title=No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Chart |work=trickysite.com |accessdate=16 April 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404234041/http://www.trickysite.com/2011/10/no-5-on-the-billboard-dance-chart/ |archivedate=4 April 2012 |df= }}</ref> 20 September 2011, an official, three-track single entitled ''Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes'' was released as a [[music download|digital download]] by Petrol Electric ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]). The [[MP3]] album had the same track listing as the aforementioned promo disc. Additional promotional remixes were released to Billboard Dance Chart reporters, entitled "The Empulsive Naked Highway Mixes" by Reed McGowan and Sy Boccari.
In 2010, "Mediate" was re-recorded by INXS and featured [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]] on vocals. The song was [[remix]]ed by [[Ralphi Rosario]]. The recording was originally released on the band's twelfth studio album, ''[[Original Sin (INXS album)|Original Sin]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://stereotypedlife.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/covered-tricky-mediate-inxs-cover/ |title= Covered... Tricky 'Mediate' (INXS Cover) |work= stereotypedlife.wordpress.com |date= 10 November 2010 |access-date= 16 April 2012}}</ref> On 29 July 2011, a [[promotional recording|promotional]], three-track [[single (music)|single]] was released through Petrol Electric/[[Atco Records]] to [[United States|U.S.]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and radio stations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/release/3040642 |title= INXS Featuring Tricky – Mediate |publisher= [[Discogs]]|access-date= 16 April 2012}}</ref> The disc contained three different remix versions of "Mediate" all done by Rosario. 16 September 2011, the song peaked at #5 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs|dance chart]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.trickysite.com/2011/10/no-5-on-the-billboard-dance-chart/ |title=No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Chart |work=trickysite.com |access-date=16 April 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404234041/http://www.trickysite.com/2011/10/no-5-on-the-billboard-dance-chart/ |archive-date=4 April 2012 }}</ref> 20 September 2011, an official, three-track single entitled ''Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes'' was released as a [[music download|digital download]] by Petrol Electric ([[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]). The [[MP3]] album had the same track listing as the aforementioned promo disc. Additional promotional remixes were released to Billboard Dance Chart reporters, entitled "The Empulsive Naked Highway Mixes" by Reed McGowan and Sy Boccari.


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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{{INXS}}
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{{MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video}}
{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video}}
{{MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year}}
{{MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice}}

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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Thomas (record producer)]]
[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:Tricky (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Patter songs]]
[[Category:Patter songs]]
[[Category:List songs]]
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 1 November 2021

"Mediate"
Song by INXS
from the album Kick
Released19 October 1987 (1987-10-19)
GenreNew wave, trip hop
Length2:36
Songwriter(s)Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)Chris Thomas

"Mediate" is a song by INXS from their 1987 album, Kick. On the album, the song segues from their big hit single, "Need You Tonight." The song has the distinction of having almost every line rhyme with the word "ate" (as in "Mediate").

Lyrical content

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According to the liner notes of the remastered Kick, Andrew Farriss received help from Michael Hutchence with the lyrics. In return, Farriss helped Hutchence with the lyrics to "Guns in the Sky," and a compromise was reached: Farriss received sole credit on "Mediate," and Hutchence received sole credit on "Guns in the Sky."

Music video

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Main article: Need You Tonight

The song was never released as a single, but there was a video for it, which followed "Need You Tonight". Both the video and the song pay homage to the promotional film clip for Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues", as the members flip cue cards with words from the song on them, followed by Kirk Pengilly with a Soprano saxophone solo.

Beneath the lyric "a special date" in the "Mediate" portion of the video, the cue card shown reads "9-8-1945". This refers to the date 9 August 1945, which was the date the atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. As the date is in the little endian format, with the day first and month second (as per convention in Australia), American observers sometimes confuse the date for 8 September 1945.

The cards contain multiple spelling mistakes, E.G. "Facinate" which should have been "Fascinate", further emulating Dylan's video.

The location was near blast furnace number 6, Port Kembla Steelworks, NSW, Australia.

Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes (featuring Tricky)

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"Mediate"
Single by INXS featuring Tricky
from the album Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes
Released20 September 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreRock, pop, dub, house, electronic
Length19:51
LabelPetrol Electric
Songwriter(s)Andrew Farriss
Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)Ralphi Rosario
INXS singles chronology
"Never Tear Us Apart"
(2010) 		"Mediate"
(2011)
Promotional single cover

In 2010, "Mediate" was re-recorded by INXS and featured Tricky on vocals. The song was remixed by Ralphi Rosario. The recording was originally released on the band's twelfth studio album, Original Sin.[1] On 29 July 2011, a promotional, three-track single was released through Petrol Electric/Atco Records to U.S. Billboard and radio stations.[2] The disc contained three different remix versions of "Mediate" all done by Rosario. 16 September 2011, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard dance chart.[3] 20 September 2011, an official, three-track single entitled Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes was released as a digital download by Petrol Electric (Rhino). The MP3 album had the same track listing as the aforementioned promo disc. Additional promotional remixes were released to Billboard Dance Chart reporters, entitled "The Empulsive Naked Highway Mixes" by Reed McGowan and Sy Boccari.

Track listing

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All tracks are remixed by Ralphi Rosario and feature Tricky on vocals.

Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Mediate" (Ralphi Rosario Vocal)7:46
2."Mediate" (Ralphi Rosario Minimal Vocal/Dub)7:59
3."Mediate" (Ralphi Rosario Radio)4:06
Total length:19:51

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 5[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Covered... Tricky 'Mediate' (INXS Cover)". stereotypedlife.wordpress.com. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ "INXS Featuring Tricky – Mediate". Discogs. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "No. 5 on the Billboard Dance Chart". trickysite.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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