''Counting Down'' is the second

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by Australian

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

and pop vocal group

Human Nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

, 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 ...

" (

Steve Kipner Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an Australian songwriter and record producer. He has produced a number of international hit songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical (Olivia Newton-John song), Physical", Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words ...

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

Cruel Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the 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 involv ...

" ( Andrew Klippel, Shep Solomon) – 5:16 #"Mary's Garden" ( Andrew Tierney, 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'' (1991), while the versio ...

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

Paul Begaud Paul Begaud is an Australian born, US and UK #1 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, Donny Osmond ...

, 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, 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 a ...

" (with

John Farnham John Peter Farnham (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He 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 ca ...

" (

Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. With Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson, she founded the Bangles in 1981. Their debut album, ''All Over the Place (The Bangles album), All Over ...

, 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 (musician), Tom Kelly; together they wrote or co-wrote the No. 1 hits "Like a Virgin ...

) – 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) – Andrew Tierney (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 musician, songwriter, and record producer. Temperton was the keyboardist and principal songwriter for the 1970s funk band Heatwave, writing songs including "Star of a ...

(track 5) * Arrangement (vocals) – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 13), Human Nature (tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Phil Burton (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 has received Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album for his work on Red Hot Chili Peppers' '' Stadi ...

(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, Ta ...

(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 a Grammy Award winning American producer, mixer and audio engineer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has worked with Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Kesha, Pink, Iron And Wine, Fall Out Boy, Al Green, 21 Pilots, Yebba, Vic ...

(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, Jem ...

(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 (born September 11, 1965) is an American session keyboardist with numerous credits. He is best known for his work with Seal and Was (Not Was). He is a touring member of New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance. ...

(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– 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

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