US Forces (song)

"US Forces" is the first single released from Australian rock band Midnight Oil's fourth studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The song, which denounces US military intervention in foreign affairs, charted at no. 20 in Australia.

The music video was filmed in the Central Coast of New South Wales at the Vales Point Power Station, Mannering Park.^[3]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "US Forces" was ranked number 55.^[4]

Background

In 1983, for the "Stop The Drop" concert video, Peter Garrett, the lead singer, explained the song to the audience:

"Midnight Oil are here today because we're concerned about the issue of nuclear disarmament. And I think when we're in Europe, we realized how close people were to becoming to understand that, if the Russians or the Americans decided that they were actually going to set something off, they would be faced with the possibility that they may have nuclear warheads detonated in their backyard, or in their laundry. And so we became aware of the nuclear thing, and when we got back here we started to think about it, and get concerned about it. People in Australia are unaware that nuclear devices have been detonated here at Maralinga in the early fifties, and they're unaware of the facilities that the Americans have put here, which are used in their defence network and their attack network. And the Oils - we want to keep on making music, and we want people to keep on enjoying it, so, consequently, we think its very important to come and play and to dance and to learn and that's why we're here."

In 2004, when lead singer Peter Garrett was in the process of being preselected a Labor candidate for the safe Labor seat of Kingsford-Smith in Sydney, then Foreign Minister Alexander Downer made comments in parliament that it could be controversial in relation to the Australia - US alliance. Mr Downer used the opening lyrics of "US Forces" to argue that if Mr Garrett became a federal Labor MP, it could be harmful to Australian-United States relations.^[5]

Track listing

"US Forces" (Moginie, Hirst, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)^[1] - 3:50
"Outside World" (Instrumental) (Moginie, Hirst, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)^[1] - 4:32

Compilations

"US Forces" was later released on 20,000 Watt R.S.L., which was released in 1997.^[1]

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[2]	20

Chaser parody

The Australian satire show, The Chaser's War On Everything, made a parody of "US Forces", named "US Bases", about Peter Garrett's alleged selling-out. "US Bases" is set to the tune of "US Forces". It was featured in Episode 17, Season Two. The song features Andrew Hansen as Peter Garrett.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. US Forces
^ ^a ^b Steffen Hung. "Discography Midnight Oil". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
^ "deadheart.org". Retrieved 5 February 2012.
^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "Garrett would upset US: Downer". 8 June 2004.
^ "The Chaser Us Bases Midnight Oil Parody". Wn.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

v t e Midnight Oil
Peter Garrett Rob Hirst Jim Moginie Martin Rotsey Andrew James Peter Gifford Bones Hillman
Studio albums	Midnight Oil Head Injuries Place without a Postcard 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Red Sails in the Sunset Diesel and Dust Blue Sky Mining Earth and Sun and Moon Breathe Redneck Wonderland Capricornia The Makarrata Project Resist
Live albums	Scream in Blue The Real Thing Best of Both Worlds Armistice Day Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982
Compilations	20,000 Watt R.S.L. Flat Chat Essential Oils
EPs	Bird Noises Species Deceases
Singles	"Don't Wanna Be the One" "Armistice Day" "US Forces" "Power and the Passion" "Read About It" "The Dead Heart" "Beds Are Burning" "Put Down That Weapon" "Dreamworld" "Blue Sky Mine" "Forgotten Years" "King of the Mountain" "Sometimes" "Truganini" "Land" "The Real Thing" "No Man's Land" "Gadigal Land" "First Nation" "Rising Seas"
Related articles	Discography Ghostwriters Oil Rag A Version of Now (Garrett solo) The True North (Garrett solo)
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