No Second Prize (song)
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1984 single by Jimmy Barnes
| "No Second Prize" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Jimmy Barnes | |
| from the album Bodyswerve | |
| B-side | "I've Got News for You" |
| Released | August 1984 |
| Studio | Rhinoceros Studios |
| Length | 4:20 |
| Label | Mushroom Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Barnes |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Barnes, Mark Opitz |
| Jimmy Barnes singles chronology | |
"No Second Prize" is the debut single by Scottish-born Australian rock musician Jimmy Barnes, released in August 1984 as the lead single from his debut studio album, Bodyswerve . It peaked at number 12 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The song was originally demoed by Cold Chisel but never recorded by them. It was written in 1980 as a tribute to Chisel roadies Alan Dallow and Billy Rowe, who died in a truck crash.[citation needed ]
At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards, Barnes won Best Male Performance in a Video.[1] [2]
Track listing
[edit ]7" Single (K 9468)
- Side A "No Second Prize" - 4:20
- Side B "I've Got News for You" - 3:04
12" /Maxi (X14109)
- Side A "No Second Prize" (Extended) - 5:55
- Side B1 "Piece of My Heart" - 4:07
- Side B2 "No Second Prize" - 4:21
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1984) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 12 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 49 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 27. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ "Jimmy Barnes – No Second Prize". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 January 2021.