Age of Reason (song)

"Age of Reason" is a song by Australian pop rock singer John Farnham. It is the first single from his album of the same title, released in 1988, and written by Todd Hunter and Johanna Pigott.

"Age of Reason"
Single by John Farnham
from the album Age of Reason
Released4 July 1988[1]
Recorded1988
GenreSynthpop
Length5:08
LabelSony BMG, RCA, Wheatley
Songwriter(s)Todd Hunter, Johanna Pigott
Producer(s)Ross Fraser
John Farnham singles chronology
"Reasons"
(1987)		 "Age of Reason"
(1988)		 "Two Strong Hearts"
(1988)

At the APRA Music Awards of 1990, the song won the Most Performed Australasian Popular Work award.[2]

The single was used in a promo for Australia's Seven News in 2000.

Composition

"Age of Reason" was composed by Todd Hunter and partner Johanna Pigott, who had previously written the song "Rain" for Dragon and played together in the XL Capris. Pigott said, "You write songs and you're surprised at what you wrote sometimes, and you think, goodness, is that me, did I do that? It's not something you consider of perfect taste or anything, and someone records them and you think that's fantastic. It's a really exciting and thrilling thing."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Age of Reason" (Extended Mix) – 7:42
  2. "Age of Reason" (Album) – 5:08
  3. "When the War Is Over" – 4:49

Music video

The music video for "Age of Reason" was filmed in 1988 and included six key scenes with the Victorian Children's Choir in three of the sequences, running through a scrap metal yard, running down a hill behind John Farnham and finally, standing in a warehouse as Farnham walks between them.

In the "making of" feature included on the One Voice: The Greatest Clips DVD, Farnham can be seen singing with the children after the film clip wraps shooting in the warehouse. They each received a copy of the track on vinyl.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1988/89) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 22
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8] 87
West Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 20

Year End charts
Chart (1988) Position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[10] 9

Personnel

See also

References
  1. "Australian Music Report No 727 – 4 July 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "1990 APRA MUSIC AWARD WINNERS". APRA AMCOs. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney: ABC Enterprises. p. 176. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – John Farnham – Age of Reason". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "John Farnham: Age of Reason" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  6. "Charts.nz – John Farnham – Age of Reason". Top 40 Singles.
  7. http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html. Retrieved 17 January 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "The Official Charts Company – John Farnham – Two Strong Hearts". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – John Farnham – Age of Reason". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  10. "1990 ARIA SINGLES CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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