You're So Strong
1985 single by Mental As Anything
"You're So Strong" | ||||
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7-inch single UK cover | ||||
Single by Mental As Anything | ||||
from the album Fundamental | ||||
B-side | "Three Steps To Your Place (Aus) Bus Ride (Uk) Splashing" | |||
Released | March 1985[1] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:25 5:29 (Extended version) | |||
Label | Regular Records, CBS Records, WEA Records, Epic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Greedy Smith | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Gottehrer | |||
Mental As Anything singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"You're So Strong" on YouTube | ||||
"You're So Strong" is a song by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in 1985 through Regular Records. It was released from the band's fifth studio album Fundamental[2] The song was written by vocalist/keyboardist Greedy Smith. The song first charted on 25 March 1985, peaked at No. 11 on the Kent Music Report, and stayed in the charts for eighteen weeks.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're So Strong" | Greedy Smith | 3:25 |
2. | "Three Steps To Your Place" | Reg Mombassa | 2:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're So Strong (Extended Version)" | Greedy Smith | 5:30 |
2. | "You're So Strong (Single Version)" | Greedy Smith | 3:25 |
3. | "You're So Strong (Dub Version)" | Greedy Smith | 5:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're So Strong (Extended Version)" | Greedy Smith | 5:29 |
2. | "Apocalypso (Wiping The Smile Off Santa's Face)" | Martin Plaza, Reg Mombassa | 4:16 |
3. | "Bus Ride" | Martin Plaza | 2:55 |
Personnel
- Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
- Wayne de Lisle – drums
- Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
- Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Peter O'Doherty – bass guitar, vocals
Charts
Weekly Charts
Chart (1985/86) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] | 11 |
United States (Dance Club Songs)[5] | 21 |
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[6] | 82 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1985) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 92 |
References
- ^ 45Cat - Mental As Anything - You're So Strong
- ^ Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - You're So Strong
- ^ Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Australian Music Database
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Billboard
- ^ Mental As Anything - You're So Strong at Official Charts
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
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