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"King of the Mountain" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil released in 1990 as the third single from their album Blue Sky Mining. It peaked at No. 25 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart and No. 20 on the Billboard Album Rock Chart.

"King of the Mountain"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Blue Sky Mining
ReleasedJuly 1990
Recorded1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:58
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Bones Hillman
Producer(s)Midnight Oil, Warne Livesey
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Forgotten Years"
(1990)
"King of the Mountain"
(1990)
"Bedlam Bridge"
(1990)

The music video was partly filmed in front of the Exxon Building in Manhattan, New York City.[1]


Background


Although many people think the song is a reference to Peter Brock and the Bathurst 1000 held at Mount Panorama, drummer Rob Hirst confirmed the song is actually inspired by the footrace up Mount Cooroora and the surrounding natural beauty and unique history of the Noosa hinterland.[2][3]


Track listing


7" Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King of the Mountain"R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[4]3:58
2."Instant Karma! (Live)"J. Lennon3:12
12" Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King of the Mountain (Mountain Mix)"R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[4]5:30
2."Instant Karma! (Live)"J. Lennon3:12
3."King of the Mountain"R. Hirst, J. Moginie, P. Garrett, M. Rotsey, W. Stevens[4]3:58

Charts


Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 25
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 76
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 20

References


  1. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  2. "kingofthemountain.com.au". kingofthemountain.com.au.
  3. "Western Advocate". www.westernadvocate.com.au.
  4. "'King of the Mountain' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
  5. "Midnight Oil – King of the Mountain". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1327." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "Midnight Oil Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  8. "Midnight Oil Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.



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