Message to My Girl

"Message to My Girl" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from their eighth studio album Conflicting Emotions.

"Message to My Girl"
Single by Split Enz
from the album Conflicting Emotions
B-side"Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)"
ReleasedJanuary 1984
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock
Length4:01
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Neil Finn
Split Enz singles chronology
"Strait Old Line"
(1983)
"Message to My Girl"
(1984)
"I Wake Up Every Night"
(1984)

In 2001 the song was voted by members of APRA as the 36th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.

During the 2006 Split Enz tour, Neil dedicated the song to his wife Sharon.

Track listing

  1. "Message to My Girl" – 4:01
  2. "Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)" – 3:35

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 28

ENZSO Cover

"Message to My Girl"
Single by ENZSO
from the album ENZSO
Released1995
GenrePop rock
LabelSony/Epic
Songwriter(s)Neil Finn
Producer(s)Dave Woodcock
Eddie Rayner
ENZSO singles chronology
"Poor Boy"
(1995)
"Message to My Girl"
(1995)
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When Split Enz member Eddie Rayner collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for the project ENZSO in 1995, they made a song cover and Finn once again provided the leading vocals. The re-recording was converted into more of a ballad version than the original.

Track listing

  1. "Message to My Girl" - Performed by Neil Finn
  2. "Stranger Than Fiction" - Performed by Tim Finn, Neil Finn and Sam Hunt
  3. "Time for a Change" - Performed by Tim Finn

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[4] 56

Other Covers

The song has been covered a number of times by other bands.

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Split Enz" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Charts.nz – Split Enz – Message to My Girl". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 18 Aug 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 19 April 2020 via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column indicates the highest position reached.

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