"Helping Hand" is a song by Australian rock band
The Screaming Jets
The Screaming Jets are an Australian hard rock band formed in Newcastle, Australia, in 1989 by frontman Dave Gleeson (vocals), Paul Woseen (bass guitar), Grant Walmsley (guitar)Richard Lara(guitar), and Brad Heaney (drums). The band has three ...
. The song was released in December 1993 as the fourth single from the second
studio album ''
Tear of Thought
''Tear of Thought'' is the second studio album released by the Australian rock band The Screaming Jets. The album was released in October 1992 and peaked at number 3 in June 1994.
Reviews
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'' (1992). The song peaked at number 25 on the
ARIA charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offic ...
.
In January 2018, as part of
Triple M
Triple M is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 40 radio stations broadcasting a mainstream rock music format and 5 digital radio stations.
The network dates back t ...
's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Helping Hand" was ranked number 56.
The music video was filmed at
Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned Grade II* listed coal-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC ...
, London, UK in 2012 on their first UK tour.
Track listings
; CD Single (rooArt 4509941542)
# "Helping Hand" - 4:50
# "High Voltage" - 7:22
# "Shine On" - 8:12
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1992 songs
1993 singles
The Screaming Jets songs
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