| "Something So Strong" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Crowded House | ||||
| from the album Crowded House | ||||
| B-side | "I Walk Away" | |||
| Released | 1 April 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Recording Studios, Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Finn, Mitchell Froom | |||
| Producer(s) | Mitchell Froom | |||
| Crowded House singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Official music video on YouTube | ||||
"Something So Strong" is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by Crowded House for their eponymous debut album (June 1986). The track was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1987.[1] The single peaked at No. 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart,[2] No. 3 in New Zealand,[3] No. 7 in the United States Billboard Hot 100,[4] and No. 10 on the Canadian RPM 100.[5]
The track lends its title to the book, Crowded House: Something So Strong (1997), by Australian biographer Chris Bourke, which details the band's career from forming to just after their breakup in 1996.[6] According to Bourke, "Something So Strong", was the first song written by Finn specifically for Crowded House. However while in the studio, producer, Froom, and Finn reworked parts of the song and as such, Froom is credited as a co-writer.[7][8] Demos of this song have been linked to Finn's earlier band Split Enz, from the 1984 See Ya 'Round period, potentially making the timeline earlier on this track.
- ^ Bailey, Marck; Comprehensive discography Archived 9 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Crowded House – 'Something so Strong'". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Crowded House – Crowded House | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles". RPM. 46 (17). Library and Archive Canada. 1 August 1987. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Bourke, Chris (1997), Crowded House : something so strong, Macmillan. National Library of Australia, ISBN 978-0-7329-0886-7
- ^ Bourke, Chris (1997). Crowded House: Something So Strong. South Melbourne, Vic: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7329-0886-7.
- ^ "'In the Metro' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 July 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Something So Strong; &/or at 'Performer:' Crowded Housel