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B-side
  
"Holy Smoke"

Format
  
7" vinyl

Length
  
3:00

Released
  
1981

Genre
  
New wave

Recorded
  
AAV Studios, Melbourne, 1980

"History Never Repeats" was a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1981 Waiata album. The song remains one of their most popular. The video was one of the first to be played on MTV upon its launch in 1981. In 2001 the song was voted by members of APRA as the 57th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.

Contents

The guitar bridge in this song, played by Neil Finn, was originally featured in an old Phil Judd song, "Bergen Aan Zee". The band only played the latter song live.

Australasian release

  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "Holy Smoke"

International release

Released in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal with different artwork and track listings.

UK/Portugal Track Listing
  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "Shark Attack (Live)"
  3. "What's The Matter With You (Live)"
Netherlands/Spain Track Listing
  1. "History Never Repeats" - 3:00
  2. "What's The Matter With You (Live)"

Personnel

  • Neil Finn - vocals, guitar
  • Tim Finn - vocals
  • Noel Crombie - percussion
  • Malcolm Green - drums
  • Nigel Griggs - bass
  • Eddie Rayner - vocals, keyboards

    • References

    History Never Repeats Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA