Now We're Getting Somewhere

"Now We're Getting Somewhere"
Single by Crowded House
from the album Crowded House
ReleasedSeptember 1986
RecordedSunset Sound, Los Angeles, 1985
GenreRock
Length4:05
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Neil Finn
Producer(s)Mitchell Froom
Crowded House singles chronology
"World Where You Live"
(1986) 		"Now We're Getting Somewhere"
(1986) 		"Don't Dream It's Over"
(1986)

"Now We're Getting Somewhere" is a 1986 song by rock group, Crowded House. It was the third single from the group's debut album Crowded House.[1] It is the only single from that album to not appear on any of the band's greatest hits albums; Recurring Dream & The Very Very Best of Crowded House. It was the first single to feature the song, "Recurring Dream", as a B-Side. "Now We're Getting Somewhere" peaked at No. 63 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart,[2] and No. 33 in New Zealand.[3]

Track listing

All songs by Neil Finn. Released as 7" vinyl single in Australia by Capitol (Catalogue CP 1822). "Now we're getting somewhere" is from the album "Crowded House". Recurring dream is the original Version later released on the "Rikki and Pete"-soundtrack and on the 2016 Deluxe edition of the album "Crowded House"

  1. "Now We're Getting Somewhere" - 4:09
  2. "Recurring Dream" - 2:59

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 63
Australia (ARIA)[5] 3

Certifications

Certifications for "Better Be Home Soon"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Bailey, Marck; Comprehensive discography Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 78. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Crowded House". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 78. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Crowded House – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 December 2024.