Lay Down Your Guns
“Lay Down Your Guns” was the first single by Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes’ fourth studio album, ‘’Two Fires’’. It was released in July 1990, two months prior to the album’s release and it reached #4 on the Australian ARIA charts.
| "Lay Down Your Guns" | ||||
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| Single by Jimmy Barnes | ||||
| from the album Two Fires | ||||
| B-side | "Broken Hearts" | |||
| Released | July 1990 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Barnes, Rick Nowels | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
| Jimmy Barnes singles chronology | ||||
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It is included on his 1996 “Hits” compilation, his 2001 “Raw” album and as a duet on his 2014 “30:30 Hindsight” album with The Living End.
Track listing
[1]
A “Lay Down Your Guns”
B “Broken Hearts”
Charts
“Lay Down Your Guns” debuted at #9 in Australia, before peaking at number 4.[2]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" | Australia (ARIA)[3] | 4 |
| scope="row" | New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 12 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart[5] | 23 |
| Australian Artist Singles Chart | 4 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 44 |
Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- "Jimmy Barnes "Lay Down Your Guns"". Discogs. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- "Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- "Australian-charts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Charts.nz – Jimmy Barnes – Lay Down Your Guns". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "ARIA Top 100 Singles 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "End of Year Charts 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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