''Counting Down'' is the second studio album by Australian

boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Ma ...

and pop vocal group

Human Nature Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or ...

, released on 14 May 1999.

Track listing

Last to Know "Last to Know" is a song by American recording artist Pink. It was written by her and producer Tim Armstrong for her third studio album ''Try This'' (2003). The track was released in some parts of Europe as a single in 2004, peaking just outside ...

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Steve Kipner Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an American-born Australian songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Natasha Bedingfield's " These Words", a ...

, Sean Hosein, Dane DeViller) – 4:26 #"

Cruel Cruelty is the pleasure in inflicting suffering or inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept. Cruel ways of inflicting suffering may involve vi ...

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Andrew Klippel Andrew Klippel is an Australian music producer, songwriter and engineer. Klippel co-founded Australian dance-pop group Euphoria (1991-1993), before releasing solo music under the alias Elastic (1994) and A.K. Soul (1995+) Early life Andrew Kli ...

, Shep Solomon) – 5:16 #"Mary's Garden" (

Andrew Tierney Andrew James Tierney (born 20 June 1974) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who is a member of the music group Human Nature. He is the brother of fellow band member Michael Tierney, and he and his wife live in Las Vegas L ...

, Klippel, Michael Tierney) – 4:00 #"Counting Down" (Tierney, Klippel, Tierney) – 3:24 #"

Don't Cry "Don't Cry" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, two versions of which were released simultaneously on different albums. The version with the original lyrics is the fourth track on ''Use Your Illusion I'', while the version with ...

" (U.S. Radio Remix) (Klippel, Glass) – 3:59 #"Depend on Me" (Tierney,

Paul Begaud Paul Begaud is an Australian born songwriter, record producer and singer. He has written and/or produced songs for artists including Delta Goodrem, Tina Arena, Human Nature, Terri Clark, Honeyz, R&B Singer Selwyn (singer), Donny Osmond and co ...

, Tierney) – 4:42 #" Be There With You" (Tierney,

, Tierney) – 3:50 #"Bring Her Back" (Klippel, Werfel, Reswick) – 4:45 #"Send It in a Letter" (Klippel, Tierney, Toby Allen,

Phil Burton Phillip Andrew Burton (born 13 March 1974) is a member of the Australian pop vocal band Human Nature with Toby Allen, Andrew Tierney and his brother Michael Tierney since 1989. With Human Nature, he has won an ARIA Music Award for ''Reach O ...

, Tierney, Glass) – 3:58 #"7 Lonely Days" (Tierney, George Merril, Tierney) – 3:54 #" Now That I Found You" (

, Vanessa Corish, JD Martin) – 3:28 #"Temperature Rising" (Klippel, Glass) – 4:29 #"

Everytime You Cry "Everytime You Cry" is a song by John Farnham and Human Nature. It was released as the lead single from John Farnham's ''Anthology 1'' and also included on Human Nature's 1999 album, ''Counting Down''. It was nominated for the 1998 ARIA Music awa ...

" (with

John Farnham John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...

) (Peiken, Sutton) – 4:45 #"

Eternal Flame An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns for an indefinite time. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally, but some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks, peat fires and coal seam fires, all of which c ...

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Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They re ...

, Tom Kelly,

Billy Steinberg William Endfield Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter. He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits " Like a Virgin" by Madonna (1984), ...

) – 3:20 / "We Can Fly Away" (hidden track) (Burton, G. Cunningham) – 3:00

Bonus disc tracks

# "Everytime You Cry" # "Eternal Flame" # "Last to Know" (Radio Remix) # "Last to Know" (VV Club Remix) # "Cruel" (Radio Remix)

Personnel

* Arrangement (additional) –

(tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Michael Tierney (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11),

Rod Temperton Rodney Lynn Temperton (9 October 1949 – 25 September 2016) was an English songwriter, producer and musician. Temperton was the keyboardist and main songwriter for the 1970s pop music, disco and funk band Heatwave, writing songs including " ...

(track 5) * Arrangement (vocals) – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 13), Human Nature (tracks: 1 to 13, 15),

(tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Rod Temperton (track 3) * Arrangement (strings) – Jamie Muhoberac, Larry Muhoberac (track 2) * Design (booklet design) – Erica McIntyre * Design (cover design) – New Moon * Engineering (additional) –

Andrew Scheps Andrew Scheps is an American mix engineer, recording engineer, record producer, and record label owner, based in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. He received Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album for his work on Red Hot Chili Peppers' '' Stadiu ...

(tracks: 2, 3, 10, 12), John Paterno (tracks: 3, 5, 10, 12),

Nick Brophy Nick Brophy is an American mixer, sound engineer, record producer and songwriter. The artists he has collaborated with and written for include Jason Aldean, the Rolling Stones, Avril Lavigne, Hootie & the Blowfish, Kenny Chesney, Carly Simon, Tay ...

(track 2, 10) * Engineering (mix) – Doug Brady (track 6) * Guitar – Alan Kato (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10), Peter Northcote (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Shep Solomon (track 2), Christopher Bruce (track 4),

(track 11), Tim Pierce (track 12) * Mastering – Vlado Meller * Mixing –

Dave Way Dave Way is an American producer, mixer and audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has worked with Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Kesha, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Ringo Starr, Shakira, Phoebe Bridgers, John Doe, S ...

(tracks: 1, 3, 14), David Sussman (tracks: 8 to 10, 12), Mick Guzauski (track 2, 7),

Carmen Rizzo Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, ...

(track 4), David Hemming (track 11),

(track 11) * Photography – Tony Duran * Producer – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 14),

(tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11) * Producer (additional vocals) – Andrew Tierney, George Merrill, Michael Tierney (track 10) * Programming – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12),

(tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11) * Programming (additional) – Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein,

(track 1) * Recording – David Hemming (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11, 14) * Recording (vocals) – David Hemming (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12), Arabella Rodriguez (track 4, 8) * Synthesizer (additional) –

Jamie Muhoberac Benjamin Edward "Jamie" Muhoberac is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). Biography Muhoberac has worked with acts including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, Bob ...

(tracks: 2 to 5) * Talkbox effects – Cameron Hanly * Additional drums – Damien Wagner * Additional drum programming and mixing – Angela Piva (track 5) * "Everytime You Cry" ** Assistant engineer – Aaron Humphries ** Producer –

, Ross Fraser ** Producer

uman Nature vocals Uman ( uk, Умань, ; pl, Humań; yi, אומאַן) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, to the east of Vinnytsia. Located in the historical region of the eastern Podolia, the city rests on the banks of the Umanka River ...

– Andrew Klippel ** Mixing – Doug Brady ** Vocals – John Farnham ** Vocal engineer – Arabella Rodriguez ** Assistant vocal engineer – Richard Woodcraft * "We Can Fly Away" **Recording – Vince Pizzinga **Piano – Phil Burton **Mixing – Doug Brady **Producer – Human Nature

Track listing

Bonus disc tracks

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end chart

Certifications

References