"I Get Up" was a song by Australian
rock band
INXS
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farris ...
, released as a non-album single on 10 November 2003. The song was written by
Andrew Farriss and
Jon Stevens
Jon Stevens (born 8 October 1961) is a New Zealand singer, best known for his work with Noiseworks and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.
Biography 1980–1986: career beginnings and ''Jezebel''
Stevens was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand, and is ...
. It was the first new material from INXS since their former frontman,
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records worldwide and was inducted into th ...
, committed suicide on 22 November 1997. The lead singer on "I Get Up" is former
Noiseworks frontman Jon Stevens. It is the only studio recorded material by INXS with Stevens singing. Stevens resigned from INXS by the end of 2003 because of "differing views" about the bands' future.
Track listing
Australian CD single
# "I Get Up" – 3:30
# "I Get Up" (
Rogue Traders radio edit) – 3:30
# "I Get Up" (Rogue Traders full version) – 6:40
Charts
References
2003 singles
2003 songs
INXS songs
Mercury Records singles
Songs written by Andrew Farriss
Songs written by Jon Stevens
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