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The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Desmond Child, [2] and was a tribute to Michael Hutchence, one of INXS' founders, who committed accidental suicide in 1997.In singing the song, J.D. Fortune, winner of Rock Star: INXS, described his role in Hutchence's legacy—his "afterglow".
On 14 April 2006, a DualDisc version of the album was released in Australia. The CD audio side of the disc features the album in full. The DVD side contains all 11 songs in enhanced stereo, "The Making of Switch", a video documentary directed by Matt Skerritt, produced by Gregg Gilmore and Calvin Aurand and the "Pretty Vegas" music video.
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Listen Like Thieves is the fifth studio album by INXS.The Sydney-based group had formed in 1977 by the three Fariss brothers: Andrew on guitar and keyboards, Jon on percussion and drums, and Tim on guitar, along with Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Michael Hutchence as lead vocalist, and Kirk Pengilly on guitar, saxophone, and vocals.
The B-sides on the first CD single included INXS's biggest hit "Need You Tonight", a 1995 mix of "Original Sin" by Chris & James and a remix of album track "I'm Only Looking" from Full Moon, Dirty Hearts by David Morales. The second CD single included three remixes of "Elegantly Wasted" by dance artists Shagsonic and G-Force.
As of 2018, INXS has sold over 50 million records worldwide. [77] [78] INXS was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. [79] Hutchence's solo album, Michael Hutchence, was released in October 1999. [10] He had started on the album in 1995, recording songs in between INXS sessions; he had last worked on it three days before his death.
The alternate version (in fact the original one) show an Asian woman appearing at certain moments and has a different ending. [12] In 2010, INXS rerecorded "Original Sin" with American vocalist Rob Thomas and Cuban female rapper DJ Yalediys as a dance single. It is featured in the 2010 INXS tribute album Original Sin. [13]
The music video for "Time", the group's third single from Full Moon, Dirty Hearts (November 1993), includes footage shot at the venue. The four B-side tracks from "Time" (maxi-single version) are from the same concert and appear on INXS: Live at Barker Hangar .