Don't Change

"Don't Change" is a song by Australian rock band INXS.[1] It was released as a single from the album Shabooh Shoobah[2] in October 1982. It has been described as the band's first international single.[3] "Don't Change" peaked at number 14[4] on the Australian Singles Charts and reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100[5] and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.[5]

"Don't Change"
Artwork for Australian and US releases
Single by INXS
from the album Shabooh Shoobah
B-side"Go West"
ReleasedOctober 1982
Length4:24
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)INXS
Producer(s)Mark Opitz
INXS singles chronology
"The One Thing"
(1982)		 "Don't Change"
(1982)		 "To Look at You"
(1982)
Music video
"Don't Change" on YouTube

In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Don't Change" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at #92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection.[6]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Don't Change" was ranked number 28.[7]

Music video

The music video, directed by Scott Hicks, was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway, in South Australia, but was cancelled due to a bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar. Hutchence knew Hicks, who had previously directed Australian film Freedom, for which Hutchence had performed on two songs included on the film's soundtrack, "Speed Kills" and "Forest Theme", which were written by Don Walker (Cold Chisel). "Speed Kills" was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982.[8]

Uses in media and other versions

"Don't Change" plays during the credits of the movie Adventureland and is featured on its soundtrack.[9]

The song has been covered by Brandon Flowers, The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, AFI, Bruce Springsteen, and Lazlo Bane.[10]

The Baltimore Ravens play "Don't Change" at their home games when a referee decision in their favor is under video review.

American rock band Goo Goo Dolls released a live version of this song on their 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition album A Boy Named Goo.

Track listing

7" single Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Change"M. Hutchence, A. Farriss, T. Farris, J. Farris, K. Pengilly, G. Beers[11]4:24
2."Go West"J. Bushelman, A. Farriss, K. Pengilly[12]3:10

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 14
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 80
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[14] 17

References
  1. Dodshon, Mark (29 June 1983). "INXS back with high hopes of new hit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "INXS – a group in search of identity". The Age. Fairfax Media. 13 January 1984. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  3. "Make a date with INXS on Feb 17". New Straits Times. 10 February 1994. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  5. "INXS – Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  7. "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. St John, Ed (1998). Burn : The life and times of Michael Hutchence and INXS. Sydney, NSW: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-7338-0182-X.
  9. "DVD Release - Adventureland". PopMatters. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  10. "Lazlo Bane's Guilty Pleasures the 80's Volume 1". cdbaby.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. ""Don't Change" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  12. ""Go West" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  13. "INXS Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  14. "INXS Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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