Save the Day

"Save the Day"
Single by The Living End
from the album The Living End
A-side "Save the Day"
B-side "Lone Ranger"/"Mr Businessman"
Released 21 September 1998
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre Punk rock, punkabilly
Length 2:55
Label Modular, EMI
Songwriter(s) Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey[1]
Producer(s) Lindsay Gravina
The Living End singles chronology
"Second Solution/Prisoner of Society"
(1997)
"Save the Day"
(1998)
"All Torn Down"
(1998)

"Save the Day" was the first official single taken from Australian rock group, The Living End's debut self-titled album. It followed the release of the "Second Solution/Prisoner of Society" double A-side single the previous year. It was released in September 1998,[2] spending 17 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaking at No. 22.[3] The song also reached No. 10 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998.[4] The single was later certified as Gold[5] (selling in excess of 35,000 copies).

The single was also released on 7" vinyl however it was a limited release with only 500 copies issued.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save the Day"Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[1]2:55
2."Lone Ranger"Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[6]2:50
3."Mr Business Man"Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[7]3:19

Charts

Charts (1998) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 22[3]
Triple J Hottest 100 10[4]


Certifications

Territory Provider Certification
Australia ARIA Gold[5]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia September 1998 Modular Recordings CD MODCS001
7" vinyl single MODVL001

Personnel

Band members
Recording process
  • Producer – Lindsay Gravina
  • Engineer – Lindsay Gravina
    • Assistant engineer – Matt Voight
  • Mastering – Gavin Lurssen
  • Mixing – Jerry Finn
  • Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler
  • Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
    • Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles
Art works
  • Cover art – Craig Preston
  • Photography - Melanie Nissen

References

  1. 1 2 "'Save the Day' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. "Archived Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "The Living End – Save the Day (Song)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Hottest 100 - 1999". Triple J. ABC. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999". ARIA. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. "'Lone Ranger' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. "'Mr Business Man' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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