History Never Repeats

"History Never Repeats" was a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz. It was released in March 1981 as the second single from their sixth studio album, Waiata The song remains one of their most popular.[1]

"History Never Repeats"
Single by Split Enz
from the album Waiata
B-side
  • "Holy Smoke"
ReleasedMarch 1981
RecordedAAV Studios, Melbourne, 1980
GenreNew wave
Length3:00
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Neil Finn
Producer(s)David Tickle
Split Enz singles chronology
"One Step Ahead"
(1980)		 "History Never Repeats"
(1981)		 "I Don't Wanna Dance"
(1981)

The guitar bridge in this song, played by Neil Finn, was originally featured in an old Phil Judd song, "Bergen Aan Zee". The band only played the latter song live.

The video was the 12th to be played by MTV upon its launch in 1981.[2] In 2001 the song was voted by members of APRA as the 57th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.

Track listings

Australasian release
  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "Holy Smoke"

International release

Released in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal with different artwork and track listings.

UK/Portugal Track Listing
  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "Shark Attack (Live)"
  3. "What's The Matter With You (Live)"
Netherlands/Spain Track Listing
  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "What's the Matter with You (Live)"

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 5
UK Singles Chart[5] 63
US Mainstream Rock[6] 33

References
  1. "History Never Repeats / Holy Smoke by Split Enz (Single, Pop Rock): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  2. NZ On Screen. "History Never Repeats: Split Enz, Music Video – 1981". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 288. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. "Charts.nz – Split Enz – History Never Repeats". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "The Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  6. "Split Enz - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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