Science Fiction (song)

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This article is about the Divinyls song. For other songs, see Science fiction (disambiguation).

"Science Fiction"
7" vinyl release
Single by Divinyls
from the album Desperate
A-side"Science Fiction"
B-side"I'll Make You Happy"
Released6 December 1982[1]
Recorded1982
GenreNew wave
Length3:32
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Opitz
Divinyls singles chronology
"Boys in Town"
(1981) 		"Science Fiction"
(1982) 		"Siren"
(1983)

"Science Fiction" is a song by Australian rock/new wave group Divinyls, which was the lead single from their first studio album Desperate.[2][3][4] Released in December 1982,[1] "Science Fiction", peaked at No. 13 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[5] The B-side, "I'll Make You Happy" is a cover of The Easybeats 1966 hit.[2]

In May 2001, "Science Fiction" was selected by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[6]

Background[edit]

Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee (ex-Air Supply) met at the Sydney Opera House where Amphlett was singing in a choral concert in 1980.[2][4][7] They recruited Jeremy Paul (ex-Air Supply), Bjarne Ohlin and Richard Harvey,[3] and they provided the soundtrack for the film Monkey Grip (1982).[8] The group released two singles from the soundtrack, Music from Monkey Grip EP,[9] "Boys in Town", which reached No. 8 on the national singles chart,[5] and "Only Lonely".[2] Original bassist Jeremy Paul left before the movie or first single were released.[4] He was replaced on bass, eventually by Rick Grossman (ex Matt Finish).[3][10]

After releasing Music from Monkey Grip EP on WEA in 1982, Divinyls released their first studio album Desperate on Chrysalis Records in 1983.[3] The album included the No. 13 hit on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, "Science Fiction" .[5] Their early manager Vince Lovegrove was former co-lead vocalist of 1960s pop band The Valentines with Bon Scott (later in AC/DC); Lovegrove had organised Divinyls' transfer from WEA to Chrysalis and their first tours of United States.[2] The B-side of this single is their cover version of The Easybeats' 1966 hit "I'll Make You Happy".[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Science Fiction" (Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee)[11] – 3:32
  2. "I'll Make You Happy" (Stevie Wright, George Young)[12] – 3:21

Personnel[edit]

Divinyls members

Additional musicians

Production details

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 13

Year end charts[edit]

Chart (1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] 96

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Platterlog: Singles – Supplementary Page: 59 > 6 December 1982". Platterlog. Retrieved 22 February 2018 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Divinyls'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 8 September 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul. "Divinyls". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Nimmervoll, Ed. "Divinyls". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 28 March 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
  6. ^ Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001). "The songs that resonate through the years" (PDF). Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  7. ^ Amphlett, Christina; Larry Writer (November 2005). Pleasure and Pain: My Life. Sydney: Hachette Livre Australia. ISBN 0-7336-1959-2.
  8. ^ "Monkey Grip at Internet Movie Database (IMDb)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  9. ^ "Monkey Grip Soundtrack at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  10. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Rick Grossman". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  11. ^ ""Science Fiction" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  12. ^ ""Middle Man" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  13. ^ "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via Imgur.com.
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