"Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" is a song by the Australian rock band INXS. It was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence from their fifth studio album Listen Like Thieves (1985).
It was released as the album's third single in March 1986 and reached number 15 on the Australian singles chart, becoming the band's tenth top 20 hit in their country. It was, however, the band's seventh single that failed to chart in the United States, but it did manage to reach number 24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The music video shows the band performing on a salt lake and on the moon plains in Coober Pedy in northern South Australia. The band flew direct from the United States to the site and filmed the clip overnight then flew back to the United States. In the bridge, the band is shown performing while fire and gloom cover the area, before the skies clear up at the end. It was directed by Alex Proyas.
Charts Chart (1986) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988. 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 42 UK singles chart 54 US Billboard Album Rock Tracks 24
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