Motor's Too Fast 1988 single by James Reyne"Motor's Too Fast"CD single coverSingle by James Reynefrom the album James Reyne A-side"Motor's Too Fast"B-side"Counting On Me"ReleasedJune 1988GenrePop rockLabelCapitolSongwriter(s)James Reyne, Simon HusseyProducer(s)John HudsonJames Reyne singles chronology "Heaven on a Stick" (1988) "Motor's Too Fast" (1988) "Always the Way" (1988) "Motor's Too Fast" is a single from Australian rock musician James Reyne. It was included on the international and Australian 1988 re-release of his debut self titled solo studio album. It was the fifth single taken from the album overall. "Motor's Too Fast" provided Reyne a nomination for Best Male Artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989. It lost to Barnestorming by Jimmy Barnes. The Chantoozies covered the song on their self-titled debut album but titled their cover "Slightest Notion". Track listingsCD Single/ 7” "Motor's Too Fast" - 3:34 "Counting on Me" - Vinyl / 12" A1 Motor's Too Fast A2 Mr. Sandman (Live) B1 Heaven On A Stick (Live) B2 Counting On Me (Live)ChartsWeekly charts Chart (1988) Peakposition Australia (ARIA)[1] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 26 Year-end chart Chart (1988) Position Australian Singles (ARIA)[3] 48 Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) 8 CreditsBass – Andy Cichon Drums – John Watson Guitar – Brett Kingman, Jef Scott Keyboards – Simon HusseyExternal links"James Reyne –"Motor's Too Fast"". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.References ^ "James Reyne – Motor's Too Fast". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2016. ^ "James Reyne – Motor's Too Fast". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2016. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 1988". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 March 2016. James ReyneDiscographyStudio albums James Reyne (1987) Hard Reyne (1989) Electric Digger Dandy (1991) The Whiff of Bedlam (1994) Design for Living (1999) Speedboats for Breakfast (2004) ...And the Horse You Rode In On (2005) Every Man a King (2007) Ghost Ships (2007) TCB (2010) Thirteen (2012) Live albums Live in Rio (1996) One Night in Melbourne (2007) Live '99 (2015) All the Hits Live (2015) Compilations The Best of James Reyne (1992) Reckless: 1979–1995 (2000) The Definitive Collection (2002) The Essential James Reyne (2008) The Anthology (2014) Extended Plays James Reyne and the Magnificent Few (2015) Singles "Fall of Rome" (1987) "Hammerhead" (1987) "Rip It Up" (1987) "Motor's Too Fast" (1988) "House of Cards" (1989) "One More River" (1989) "Slave" (1991) "Any Day Above Ground" (1991) "Way Out West" (with James Blundell) (1992) "Red Light Avenue" (1994) Related articles Australian Crawl Discography Company of Strangers Company of Strangers Daryl Braithwaite David Reyne Jaime Robbie Reyne Order of Australia What's Love Got to Do with It Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group