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Discover the story of the song > Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

Who sang Beds Are Burning?

Release date: 8/1987

Duration: 04:16

Writer(s): Rob Hirst

Producer(s): Warne Livesey

Midnight Oil released the song Beds Are Burning. Date of release: 8/1987.

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It is time to say that what is right is right and to pay our share. It is also time to recognize that what is theirs must be returned to them. This song asks us to think about how to dance and sleep as our earth is changing.

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Midnight Oil - Short Biography

- Midnight Oil is an Australian rock band formed in 1972 in Sydney.
- The band is composed of Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar) and Martin Rotsey (guitar).
- The original bassist was Andrew James
- Peter Gifford was bassist from 1980 to 1987, then Bones Hillman until his death in 2020.
- In 2022, Midnight Oil has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.

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- Beds Are Burning is a 1987 song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil.
- The song was released as the second single from the album Diesel and Dust.
The song reached number 1 in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, number 3 in the Netherlands, number 5 in France, number 6 in the UK, Australia and Ireland, number 17 in the US and Sweden.
- In May 2001, the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming the best Australian songs of all time, as chosen by a panel of 100 industry people.
- Bed Are Burning was ranked 95th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hits of the 80s and 2009.

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