Way Out West (The Dingoes song)

"Way Out West"
Single by The Dingoes
from the album The Dingoes
Released October 1973
Format 7" Vinyl,
Recorded 1973
Genre Rock, Country
Length 3:15
Label Mushroom
Songwriter(s) The Dingoes
Producer(s) The Dingoes & John French
The Dingoes singles chronology
"Way Out West"
(1973)		 "Boy on the Run"
(1974)

"Way Out West"
(1973)		 "Boy on the Run"
(1974)

"Way Out West" is the debut single by Australian band The Dingoes. It was released in October 1973 and peaked in the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart[1] and reached #26 in Melbourne.[2] The song became the band's signature tune.[2]

Lyrics

The song explains the fly-in fly-out (often abbreviated FIFO) life of mining in Australia, telling the story of a man who has left his job and wife in the city to work for a company drilling for oil and enjoys "living and a working on the land".

Music

“Way Out West” is set in the Key of G.[3]

Charts

Released in 1973 from the album The Dingoes (released in 1974).[4]

Chart Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 40

James Blundell & James Reyne version

"Way Out West"
Single by James Blundell & James Reyne
from the album This Road & The Best
Released 22 March 1992
Format CD Single
Recorded 1991
Genre Rock, Country
Length 4:03
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) The Dingoes
Producer(s) James Reyne
James Reyne singles chronology
"Some People"
(1992)		 "Way Out West"
(1992)		 "Red Light Avenue"
(1994)

"Some People"
(1992)		 "Way Out West"
(1992)		 "Red Light Avenue"
(1994)

In 1991, Australian country artists James Blundell and James Reyne recorded a version and it became a huge hit the following year, peaking at #2 in Australia. It was the highest charting single for both singers.

Charts

“Way Out West” debuted at #28 on March 29, 1992. The next week, it entered the top 10, then reached its peak of #2 on April 26, kept off the top spot by "Under the Bridge" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers for two weeks.[5] It remained in the top 10 for four more weeks and the top 50 for a further three weeks.

Chart Position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 2
Year-End Chart (1992) Position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 22
Australian Artist Singles Chart (ARIA) 4

Track listing

CD Single[8]
  1. James Blundell & James Reyne – “Way Out West” (4:03)
  2. James Blundell – “She Won't Let You Down” (4:05)
  3. James Reyne – “Long Yard Rider” (2:14)
  • EMI 436016-2 (EMI) [au] / EAN 5099943601622

Credits

  • Bass – Brett Goldsmith
  • Drums – Davey Porter
  • Guitar – Mark Punch, Paul Gildea
  • Harmonica – Justin Brady
  • Keyboards – Lee Borkman

Other versions

Adam Brand and the Outlaws covered the song on the 2016 album Adam Brand and the Outlaws.

References

  1. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988
  2. 1 2 Guest, Thomas J (1991). Thirty Years of Hits 1960–1990 - Melbourne Top 40 research. Collingwood, Vic: M J Maloney. ISBN 0-646-04633-0.
  3. ↑ "WAY OUT WEST Chords - James Reyne". E-Chords. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  4. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Dingoes - Way Out West". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Single Top 50 26/04/1992". Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "JAMES BLUNDELL AND JAMES REYNE - WAY OUT WEST (SONG)". Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End of year 1992". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "James Blundell & James Reyne – Way Out West". Discogs. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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