"All Torn Down" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in December 1998, as the third single from their self-titled album. It spent 18 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12.
The song has a fast tempo of 133 beats per minute.
Background The song title and lyrics refer to the rapid development of Melbourne in the late 1990s, with major projects such as CityLink and Melbourne Docklands in progress and being constructed with little regard to whether it was development on parks or historic sites. The cover art depicts a redscale Melway map of the Melbourne CBD and Southbank area..
Track listing
Charts Chart (1998)PeakPositionAustralian ARIA Singles Chart 12Triple J Hottest 100 41
Year-end charts Country Chart Ranking Australia ARIA Singles 91
Certifications TerritoryProviderCertificationAustraliaARIAGold
Release history Region Date Label Format CatalogueAustraliaDecember 1998 Modular RecordingsCD MODCS002 EMI 7243 8 86458 0 5
Personnel Band members Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals
Recording process Producer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Engineer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Assistant engineer – Matt Voight ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Mastering – Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering Mixing – Jerry Finn ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Assistant mixer – Mark and Tony ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor"); Q Recordings ("Tainted Love") Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles
Art works Cover art – Craig Preston
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