"Miss Freelove '69" is a song by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus, released in February 1991 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, Kinky. The song peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Charts and number 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.[3]
| "Miss Freelove '69" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Kinky | ||||
| A-side | "Miss Freelove '69" | |||
| B-side | "Stomp the Tumbarumba" | |||
| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Faulkner[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Hoodoo Gurus | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology | ||||
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In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "...[it] was written on the morning after the events described in the song, although I gave them some embellishment to provide a happy ending: the real police declined to join the party (at least they didn't shut it down). Miss Freelove herself was meant to be the incarnation of Bacchus but if she was anyone, she was me!".[4]
Track listing
edit- 7" single (RCA 105202)
- "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
- "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
- CD single (CCD023)
- "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02
- "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05
- "Brainscan" — 3:20
Personnel
edit- Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals
- Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mark Kingsmill — drums, percussion
- Brad Shepherd — guitar, backing vocals, harmonica
- Producer — Hoodoo Gurus
- Engineer — Alan Thorne
- Assistant Engineers — David Mackie, Robert Hodgson
- Mixer — Ed Stasium (tracks 1 & 3), Paul Hamingson
- Mastering — Greg Calbi
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | 19 |
Year end charts
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA Charts)[6] | 97 |
References
edit- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hoodoo Gurus'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hoodoo Gurus". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "Hoodoo Gurus – Miss Freelove '69". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.