Taste It

For the song by Jake Bugg, see Taste It (Jake Bugg song).

"Taste It"
Single by INXS
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are
Released2 November 1992 (1992-11-02)
Length3:26
LabelEastWest
Songwriter(s)Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence
Producer(s)Mark Opitz, INXS
INXS singles chronology
"Not Enough Time"
(1992) 		"Taste It"
(1992) 		"Beautiful Girl"
(1993)

"Taste It" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the fourth single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992), in November 1992. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Singles Chart and also charted in New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralphi Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.

Reception

Q said, "The simple fact is that after a sustained period of rock in excess, INXS have found soul. "Taste It" grooves on a marvellously ambient and woolly drum sound."[1]

Track listings

Chart performance

The song reached No. 21 in the United Kingdom and No. 36 in Australia.[2][3] In the United States, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[4]

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 36
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 79
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 38
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 1
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 5

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United Kingdom 2 November 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [9]
Japan 21 December 1992 Mini-CD EastWest [10]

References

  1. ^ David Sinclair. "INXS: Welcome To Wherever You Are". Rock's Backpages.(Subscription required.)
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "INXS – Taste It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 27.
  6. ^ "INXS – Taste It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ^ "INXS – Taste It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ "INXS Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
  10. ^ "テイスト・イット | INXS" [Taste It | INXS] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 March 2024.