Whaling (song)
| "Whaling" | ||||
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| Single by DD Smash | ||||
| from the album The Optimist | ||||
| B-side | "I Met a Loser" | |||
| Released | 28 September 1984 (New Zealand) | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Dobbyn | |||
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| Dave Dobbyn singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Whaling" at NZ On Screen | ||||
Whaling is a single by New Zealand band DD Smash. It was released in 1984 as the second single from The Optimist. The single charted at No. 8 in New Zealand[1] and number 70 in Australia.[2]
It was voted the 12th-best New Zealand song of the 20th century by members of APRA in 2001.
References
- ^ "Whaling". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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