"Burn for You" is a song by Australian rock band INXS that features on the band's fourth album The Swing. It was the third single to be released from the album and peaked at #3 on the Australian chart in August 1984, remaining there for two weeks. Jenny Morris (New Zealand born) and Sherine Abeyratne provided backing vocals for the song.
Track listing 7" single Track listing
12"/CD Maxi single Track listing
Music video The video was filmed by Richard Lowenstein, over a week of the band while on tour in the style of a home movie, in Mackay in North Queensland. Hutchence asked Lowenstein to come to Queensland to direct after seeing his work on the video for the Hunters & Collectors single "Talking to a Stranger". It was the first of fifteen videos that Lowenstein directed for the band. The video won Best Promotional Video at the 1984 Countdown Music and Video Awards, while the band won Best Group Performance in a Video.
Charts Weekly charts Chart (1984)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 19883New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)29
Year-end charts Chart (1984)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)25
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