- Better Be Home Soon
Infobox Single
Name = Better Be Home Soon
Artist =Crowded House
from Album =Temple of Low Men
B-side = Kill Eye
Released =July 1988
Format =CD Single Cassingle Vingle
Recorded =1988
Genre =Ballad
Length = 3:07
Label = Capitol
Writer =Neil Finn
Producer =Mitchell Froom
Certification =
Chart position =
Background = khaki
Last single = "Something So Strong "
(1987)
This single = "Better Be Home Soon"
(1988)
Next single = "Sister Madly "
(1988)"Better Be Home Soon" audio|Better Be Home Soon.ogg|"Sample" is a 1988 song by rock groupCrowded House . Written byNeil Finn , the song was released as a single inJuly 1988 byCapitol Records . [Bailey, Marck; [http://www.etext.org/lists/house/ch-discography.html Comprehensive discography] of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released28 March ,1995 . Retrieved5 July ,2007 .] The song appeared on the album "Temple of Low Men ", which was also released in July 1988. In 2005, following drummerPaul Hester 's tragic death,Neil Finn performed the song solo at theARIA Awards while a montage of Hester's life was played in the background.Notable performances
"Better Be Home Soon" was performed by Crowded House in their 1996 charity performance "
Farewell to the World ". As a song commonly performed by the band, this was to be expected, however the end of this version featured a country orpolka style double-time feeling at the end, possibly in joking retort to some criticisms of the song when initially released that it was a bit "country-ish". They also performed it as an encore at the Sydney Live Earth concert.Cover versions
*
Kasey Chambers
*Donny Osmond
*The McCarters Track listings
All songs written by
Neil Finn . "Don't Dream It's Over " live performance from King Biscuit Flower Hour, The Trocadero, Philadelphia,March 24 ,1987 .ingle release
"Released in UK as 7" vinyl and in US as cassette."
#"Better Be Home Soon"
#"Kill Eye"EP release
"Released in UK as CD and 12" vinyl."
#"Better Be Home Soon"
#"Don't Dream It's Over" (live)
#"Kill Eye"Promotional release
Released as CD in US. Released as 12" vinyl in Brazil (33⅓
rpm one side, 45 rpm on other).
#"Better Be Home Soon"Notes
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