"Juice" is a song by New Zealand rock band Headless Chickens, released as a single in 1992. The track was originally titled "Dreamchild", having been written and performed by Fiona McDonald for Strawpeople. When McDonald later joined the Headless Chickens, the song was reworked and renamed "Juice". It was released as a double A-side with "Choppers" and peaked at number seven on the New Zealand Singles Chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. In Australia, the track was voted in at number 44 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In 1994, a 12-inch vinyl disc was issued in the United Kingdom featuring two remixes by Ollie J.
Track listings Australasian CD and cassette single "Juice" "Choppers" "Choppers" (Heli-Bator mix) "Play It Again, Kiri"
UK 12-inch single A. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch mix) B. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch dub original mix)
Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the Body Blow album booklet.
Studios Recorded at mixed in September 1992 at Platinum Studios (Melbourne, Australia) Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)
Personnel
Fiona McDonald – writing, vocals, keyboards Mark Tierney – writing Paul Casserly – writing Chris Matthews – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programs Bevan Sweeney – drums, programs Michael Lawry – keyboards, programs Anthony Nevison – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programs Grant Fell – bass, keyboards Rex Visible – keyboards, programs Angus McNaughton – programs Russell "Jimmy" McGregor – strings Cate Gray – strings Graeme McKean – strings Tanya Hardy-Smith – strings Michael Koppelman – production, engineering Phil "Feel" Jones – assistant engineering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1993)Peakposition Australia (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 104
Year-end charts Chart (1993)PositionNew Zealand (RIANZ)45
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