Motor's Too Fast
1988 single by James Reyne
"Motor's Too Fast" | ||||
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CD single cover | ||||
Single by James Reyne | ||||
from the album James Reyne | ||||
A-side | "Motor's Too Fast" | |||
B-side | "Counting On Me" | |||
Released | June 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Reyne, Simon Hussey | |||
Producer(s) | John Hudson | |||
James Reyne singles chronology | ||||
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"Motor's Too Fast" is a single from Australian rock musician James Reyne. It was included on the international and Australian 1988 re-release of his debut self titled solo studio album. It was the fifth single taken from the album overall.
"Motor's Too Fast" provided Reyne a nomination for Best Male Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989. It lost to Barnestorming by Jimmy Barnes. The Chantoozies covered the song on their self-titled debut album but titled their cover "Slightest Notion".
Track listings
- CD Single/ 7”
- "Motor's Too Fast" - 3:34
- "Counting on Me" -
- Vinyl / 12"
- A1 Motor's Too Fast
- A2 Mr. Sandman (Live)
- B1 Heaven On A Stick (Live)
- B2 Counting On Me (Live)
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 6 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] | 26 |
Year-end chart
Chart (1988) | Position |
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Australian Singles (ARIA)[3] | 48 |
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) | 8 |
Credits
- Bass – Andy Cichon
- Drums – John Watson
- Guitar – Brett Kingman, Jef Scott
- Keyboards – Simon Hussey
External links
- "James Reyne –"Motor's Too Fast"". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
References
- ^ "James Reyne – Motor's Too Fast". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "James Reyne – Motor's Too Fast". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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- James Reyne (1987)
- Hard Reyne (1989)
- Electric Digger Dandy (1991)
- The Whiff of Bedlam (1994)
- Design for Living (1999)
- Speedboats for Breakfast (2004)
- ...And the Horse You Rode In On (2005)
- Every Man a King (2007)
- Ghost Ships (2007)
- TCB (2010)
- Thirteen (2012)
- Live in Rio (1996)
- One Night in Melbourne (2007)
- Live '99 (2015)
- All the Hits Live (2015)
- The Best of James Reyne (1992)
- Reckless: 1979–1995 (2000)
- The Definitive Collection (2002)
- The Essential James Reyne (2008)
- The Anthology (2014)
- "Fall of Rome" (1987)
- "Hammerhead" (1987)
- "Rip It Up" (1987)
- "Motor's Too Fast" (1988)
- "House of Cards" (1989)
- "One More River" (1989)
- "Slave" (1991)
- "Any Day Above Ground" (1991)
- "Way Out West" (with James Blundell) (1992)
- "Red Light Avenue" (1994)
- Australian Crawl
- Company of Strangers
- Company of Strangers
- Daryl Braithwaite
- David Reyne
- Jaime Robbie Reyne
- Order of Australia
- What's Love Got to Do with It
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