Idiot Grin

"Idiot Grin"
7" single cover
Single by Do-Ré-Mi
from the album Domestic Harmony
A-side"Idiot Grin"
B-side"No Fury"
ReleasedAugust 1985
RecordedLondon
January/February 1985
GenreNew wave, rock
Length2:26
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter, Stephen Philip
Producer(s)Gavin MacKillop
Do-Ré-Mi singles chronology
"Man Overboard"
(1985) 		"Idiot Grin"
(1985) 		"Warnings Moving Clockwise"
(1985)

"Idiot Grin" is a song by Australian rock/pop group Do-Re-Mi released by Virgin Records in August 1985 as the second single from their debut studio album.[1][2] The song peaked at number 43 in Australia.[1]

Track listing

All tracks were written by Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter and Stephen Philip.[3]

  1. "Idiot Grin" - 2:26
  2. "No Fury" - 2:58

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 43

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

Additional musicians

Recording details

  • Producer, engineer — Gavin MacKillop
    • Assistant engineer — Chris Potter, Mike Bigwood, Steve Chase
  • Studio — Townhouse III Studios, London

Art work

  • Cover — Greg Hollister (front cover illustration), Shelley Conway (lino cuts)

References

  1. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Do-Ré-Mi'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  2. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Do-Ré-Mi". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. IDIOT GRIN
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.