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"Under the Milky Way" is a single by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released on 15 February 1988, [1] and appears on their fifth studio album Starfish. The song was written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and his then-girlfriend Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) .
The first single, "Under the Milky Way", charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24, [3] and at #2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, [4] leading to significant exposure of the then relatively underground Australian act. In Australia "Under the Milky Way" climbed to #22, [5] and Starfish reached #11 on the album charts. [6]
On 27 October 2010, the Church were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame by media commentator George Negus, while young pop singer Washington performed "The Unguarded Moment". [37] [38] After their acceptance speech, the band performed "Under the Milky Way" and "Tantalized". [38]
After some success in their native Australia in the early 1980s, Kilbey and The Church went on to international fame when "Under the Milky Way", from the 1988 album Starfish, achieved success (Kilbey had co-written the song with Karin Jansson of Pink Champagne and Curious Yellow [12]). "Under the Milky Way" appeared in the top-selling singles ...
Under the Milky Way: The Best of the Church. Released: 28 September 1999; Territory: United States; Label: Buddha Records (7446599652-2) Formats: CD; 190 The Best of the Church. Released: 16 November 1999; Label: Mushroom Records (MUSH332332) Formats: CD — 2001 Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia. Released: 15 October 2001; Label: EMI Australia ...
The US 7" had two tracks on the B-side, "Under the Milky Way (Acoustic Version)", and "Tantalized" in a 3:58 edit from the version on Heyday. [5] A US cassette single, playing all three tacks on both sides, was also released. [6] The same tracks appeared on the Canadian 7" release. [7]
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Kilbey and Thayer were romantically involved at the time – Kilbey's nickname for Thayer was "Starfish," which became the title of The Church's album Starfish. [4] Starfish featured the single "Under The Milky Way," a top 40 hit for the Church on the US Billboard Hot 100. [5]