Things (1979 song)

"This article is about the 1979 Split Enz song "Things". For the 1962 Bobby Darrin song see: Things (1962 song)Infobox Single
Name = Things


Artist = Split Enz
from Album =
B-side =

"Semi Detached"
Released = October 1979
Format = 7" vinyl
Recorded = Melbourne, 1979
Genre = New Wave
Length = 2:48
Label = Mushroom Records
Writer = Neil Finn
Producer = David Tickle
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Give It A Whirl"
(1979)
This single = "Things"
(1979)
Next single = "I Got You"
(1980)"Things" was a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz in between albums. The single was released only in Australia and New Zealand. [ [http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/split_enz/things___semi_detached/] ] It was not a commercial success, failing to chart in either country. [Mike Chunn, [http://www.book.russells.id.au/ Stranger Than Fiction: The Life and Times of Split Enz] , GP Publications, 1992. ISBN 1-86956-050-7]

Its B-side, "Semi-Detached" was recorded as part of Split Enz's 1978 "Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes" demos.

The music video for "Things" was later included as a hidden feature on the 2003 "Split Enz" DVD.

Track listing

#"Things" 2:48
#"Semi Detached" 5:05

Personnel

* Tim Finn - vocals
* Neil Finn - vocals, guitar
* Noel Crombie - percussion
* Malcolm Green - drums
* Nigel Griggs - bass
* Eddie Rayner - vocals, keyboards

Notes

External resources

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdiARuwMeqo Music video]