Where the Wild Roses Grow
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| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue | ||
| from the album Murder Ballads | ||
| Released | October 1995: Worldwide | |
| Format | CD single: Worldwide Cassette single: Australia Vinyl single: United Kingdom |
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| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | Rock – Alternative | |
| Length | 3:57 | |
| Label | Mute | |
| Writer(s) | Nick Cave | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Tony Cohen Victor Van Vugt |
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| Certification | Gold (IFPI in Germany) | |
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| Nick Cave chronology | ||
| "Red Right Hand" (1994) |
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995) |
"Henry Lee" (1996) |
| Kylie Minogue singles chronology | ||
| "Where Is the Feeling?" (1995) |
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" (1995) |
"Some Kind of Bliss" (1997) |
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is an alternative–rock song written by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' ninth album Murder Ballads (1996), and features guest vocals by Australian pop-singer Kylie Minogue. The song was produced by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the first single in the fall of 1995 and became the band's most successful single worldwide reaching the top five in Australia and the top twenty in the United Kingdom, Germany and New Zealand. It also received a limited promotional release in the US.
The song was certified Gold in 1996 in Germany, despite never reaching the top ten in that country.[1]
Cave was inspired to write "Where the Wild Roses Grow" after listening to the traditional song, "The Willow Garden", a tale of a man courting a woman and killing her while they are out together.
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[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Where the Wild Roses Grow".
[edit] European 2-Track CD Single
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
[edit] International CD Maxi
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
- "The Willow Garden"
[edit] Vinyl Single
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane"
[edit] Sample
- Sample of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
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[edit] Awards
- 1996 ARIA Awards: Single of the Year & Best Pop Release
[edit] References
- Mixkylie.co.uk. Track listings and formats. Retrieved on April 3, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.com — official website.
- Kylie.com — official website.
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