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"Mediate"
"Mediate"
Single by INXS featuring Tricky
from the album Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes
Released	20 September 2011
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Rock, pop, dub, house, electronic
Length	19:51
Label	Petrol Electric
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Farriss; Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)	Ralphi Rosario
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"Mediate"
"Mediate"
Song by INXS
from the album Kick
Released	19 October 1987
Genre	New wave, trip hop
Length	2:36
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas

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"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

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

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)

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

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

*Mediate: The Ralphi Rosario Remixes*
No.	Title	Length
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

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

References

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

External links

INXS - Mediate on YouTube
INXS Featuring Tricky - Mediate at Discogs
INXS featuring Tricky - Mediate on YouTube

[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.

[Billboard-3] "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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-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 location was near blast furnace number 6, Port Kembla Steelworks, NSW, Australia.
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-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 |url-status=dead|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.
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v t e INXS
Garry Gary Beers Andrew Farriss Jon Farriss Tim Farriss J.D. Fortune Ciaran Gribbin Michael Hutchence Kirk Pengilly Jon Stevens
Studio albums	INXS Underneath the Colours Shabooh Shoobah The Swing Listen Like Thieves Kick X Welcome to Wherever You Are Full Moon, Dirty Hearts Elegantly Wasted Switch Original Sin
EPs	Dekadance Bang the Drum
Compilations	INXSIVE The Greatest Hits Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997) The Best of INXS Stay Young 1979–1982 Definitive INXS The Years 1979–1997 INXS²: The Remixes Original Sin – The Collection Taste It: The Collection The Very Best
Live albums	Live Baby Live Live in Aspen INXS: Live at Barker Hangar Live at Wembley Stadium 1991 INXS: Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium
Singles	"Simple Simon" "Just Keep Walking" "The Loved One" "Stay Young" "Night of Rebellion" "The One Thing" "Don't Change" "To Look at You" "Black and White" "Original Sin" "I Send a Message" "Burn for You" "Dancing on the Jetty" "What You Need" "This Time" "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" "Listen Like Thieves" "Good Times" "Need You Tonight" "Mediate" "New Sensation" "Devil Inside" "Never Tear Us Apart" "Mystify" "Suicide Blonde" "Disappear" "By My Side" "Bitter Tears" "The Stairs" "Shining Star" "Heaven Sent" "Baby Don't Cry" "Not Enough Time" "Taste It" "Beautiful Girl" "The Gift" "Please (You Got That ...)" "Time" "Freedom Deep" "The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)" "Elegantly Wasted" "Everything" "Don't Lose Your Head" "Searching" "Precious Heart" "I'm So Crazy" "Tight" "One of My Kind" "I Get Up" "Pretty Vegas" "Afterglow" "Devil's Party" "Perfect Strangers" "God's Top Ten" "Dream on Black Girl (Original Sin)"
Related articles	Discography Dogs in Space INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Jimmy Barnes Make My Video Max Q Michael Hutchence (album) Rock Star: INXS The Dead Daisies Mystify: Michael Hutchence Mystify: A Musical Journey with Michael Hutchence Original Sin – The Seven Sins
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v t e MTV Video Music Award for Best Group
1980s	ZZ Top – "Legs" (1984) USA for Africa – "We Are the World" (1985) Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing" (1986) Talking Heads – "Wild Wild Life" (1987) INXS – "Need You Tonight/Mediate" (1988) Living Colour – "Cult of Personality" (1989)
1990s	The B-52's – "Love Shack" (1990) R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (1991) U2 – "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (1992) Pearl Jam – "Jeremy" (1993) Aerosmith – "Cryin'" (1994) TLC – "Waterfalls" (1995) Foo Fighters – "Big Me" (1996) No Doubt – "Don't Speak" (1997) Backstreet Boys – "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (1998) TLC – "No Scrubs" (1999)
2000s	Blink-182 – "All the Small Things" (2000) 'N Sync – "Pop" (2001) No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer – "Hey Baby" (2002) Coldplay – "The Scientist" (2003) No Doubt – "It's My Life" (2004) Green Day – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005) The All-American Rejects – "Move Along" (2006) Fall Out Boy (2007)
2010s	BTS (2019)
2020s	BTS (2020-2022) Blackpink (2023)

v t e MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
1980s	"You Might Think" – The Cars (1984) "The Boys of Summer" – Don Henley (1985) "Money for Nothing" – Dire Straits (1986) "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel (1987) "Need You Tonight" / "Mediate" – INXS (1988) "This Note's for You" – Neil Young (1989)
1990s	"Nothing Compares 2 U" – Sinéad O'Connor (1990) "Losing My Religion" – R.E.M. (1991) "Right Now" – Van Halen (1992) "Jeremy" – Pearl Jam (1993) "Cryin'" – Aerosmith (1994) "Waterfalls" – TLC (1995) "Tonight, Tonight" – The Smashing Pumpkins (1996) "Virtual Insanity" – Jamiroquai (1997) "Ray of Light" – Madonna (1998) "Doo Wop (That Thing)" – Lauryn Hill (1999)
2000s	"The Real Slim Shady" – Eminem (2000) "Lady Marmalade" – Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink (2001) "Without Me" – Eminem (2002) "Work It" – Missy Elliott (2003) "Hey Ya!" – Outkast (2004) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2005) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – Panic! at the Disco (2006) "Umbrella" – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z (2007) "Piece of Me" – Britney Spears (2008) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2009)
2010s	"Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (2010) "Firework" – Katy Perry (2011) "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (2012) "Mirrors" – Justin Timberlake (2013) "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus (2014) "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar (2017) "Havana" – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018) "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift (2019)
2020s	"Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd (2020) "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X (2021) All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift (2022) "Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift (2023)