| "Forgotten Years" | ||||
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| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album Blue Sky Mining | ||||
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| Released | April 1990[1] | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie | |||
| Producer(s) | Midnight Oil, Warne Livesey | |||
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"Forgotten Years" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in April 1990 as the second single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song peaked at No. 26 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Album Rock Chart.
The song was inspired by drummer Rob Hirst's grandfather and father's experience of war and how they said it was up to future generations to avoid wars in the future and not to forget how horrible wars are.[citation needed] The music video was filmed in Douaumont Ossuary, France.[citation needed]