Blue Sky Mine
Appearance
"Blue Sky Mine" | |
---|---|
Song |
"Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil released in 1990 as the first single from their album Blue Sky Mining. It peaked at No. 8 in the ARIA Singles Chart,[1] No. 7 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart in Canada, No. 25 in the French Top 50,[2] No. 66 in the UK Singles Chart, No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on both the Billboard Album Rock and Modern Rock charts.
The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases.[3][4][5] The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd (CSR), the owner of the mines.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Blue Sky Mine" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[6] | 4:20 |
2. | "You May Not Be Released" | R. Hirst, Moginie, P. Garrett, Rotsey, W. Stevens[7] | 3:40 |
Total length: | 8:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Blue Sky Mine" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[6] | 4:18 |
2. | "Wedding Cake Island" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rostey, P. Gifford[8] | 3:15 |
3. | "Blossom and Blood" | R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rostey, P. Gifford[9] | 4:35 |
Total length: | 12:08 |
Charts
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 8 |
Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles Chart | 7 |
New Zealand RIANZ | 2 |
UK Singles Chart | 66 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks | 1 |
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
- List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s
References
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Midnight Oil – 'Blue Sky Mine'". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
{{cite web}}
: Unknown parameter|deadurl=
ignored (|url-status=
suggested) (help) - ^ Hung, Steffen. "Midnight Oil – 'Blue Sky Mine'". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ http://www.asbestosdiseases.org.au/asbestosinfo/wittenoom_tragedies.htm
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r13029
- ^ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/scotland/travel-tips-and-articles/76715
- ^ a b "'Blue Sky Mine' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "'You May Not Be Released' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "'Wedding Cake Island' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "'Blossom and Blood' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
External links