Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Put Down That Weapon (song)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1987

Length
  
4:38

Format
  
7" vinyl

"Put Down That Weapon" (1987)
  
"Dreamworld" (1987)

Writer(s)
  
James Moginie Robert Hirst Peter Garrett

Producer(s)
  
Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil

"Put Down That Weapon" is the second single by Australian rock band Midnight Oil from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.

Contents

Reception

"Put Down That Weapon" talks about war, and its effects. The song reached #32 on the Australian singles charts, and #34 in France, as well as #9 in New Zealand.

Track listing

Australian release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) -
European release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 3:36
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:54

Compilations

"Put Down that Weapon" is included on the two-disc compilation album "Essential Oils", released November 2012.

References

Put Down That Weapon (song) Wikipedia
(Text) CC BY-SA