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Pleasure and Pain (song)

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Released
  
1985

Genre
  
Rock, new wave

Label
  
Chrysalis

Format
  
7", 12"

Length
  
3:50

B-side
  
"What A Life!" "Heart Telegraph"

"Pleasure and Pain" is a rock song written by Michael Chapman and Holly Knight, produced by Chapman for Divinyls' second studio album What a Life! (1985). It was released as the album's fourth single in the formats of 7" single and 12" single. It became one of their most successful songs, charting at No. 11 in Australia and No. 76 in the United States.

Contents

Formats and track lising

Australian 7" single
  1. "Pleasure and Pain"
  2. "What a Life!"
Australian 12" single
  1. "Pleasure and Pain" (extended mix)
  2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental extended mix)
  3. "What a Life!"
U.S. 7" single
  1. "Pleasure and Pain"
  2. "Heart Telegraph"
U.S. 12" single
  1. "Pleasure and Pain" — 5:58
  2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental) — 6:25

In other media

  • In 2016, the song appeared in the season 4 premiere of the prison television series, Wentworth.

    • References

    Pleasure and Pain (song) Wikipedia
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