"Sister Madly" is a 1988 song by rock group

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. It was released as the third single from the group's second album ''

Temple of Low Men ''Temple of Low Men'' is the second studio album by New Zealand-Australian rock band Crowded House, released by Capitol Records on 5 July 1988. The three band members, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Paul Hester, recorded the album in Melbourne and ...

'' in New Zealand, and as the fourth single from the album in Australia. The song contains a solo by guitarist Richard Thompson. This song was featured in the movie '' The Sum of Us'' with New Zealand actor

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as he is jogging at the beginning of the film.

Live versions

A live version of the song later appeared on Crowded House's Special Edition Live Album that accompanied selected copies of the group's greatest hits compilation ''

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'', however it was not included on the main compilation. This performance goes over 6 minutes long because the group lost the beat, had to stop, made jokes about how they would not remember the incident in the next 5 minutes and to compensate,

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started improvising lyrics. It was also performed at the group's farewell concert '' Farewell to the World''. On that version, Neil Finn states during the introduction, "This is a song about waking up in a room with my sister having nightmares!".

Reception

Junkee said, "Seymour executes a career-best walking bassline, and the trio’s three-part harmonies are impeccable. Of particular note, however, is once again Hester’s jazz brushes – somehow, he always knew just how to make a snare drum positively sizzle."

Track listings

''All songs by

except " Something So Strong" by Finn and

Mitchell Froom Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including David LaFl ...

. All tracks from the album "Temple of Low Men" except "Something So Strong" recorded live at King Biscuit Flower Hour, The Trocadero, Philadelphia, 24 March 1987...''

UK 7" vinyl

#"Sister Madly" – 2:52 #"Mansion in the Slums" – 3:46

Australian 7" vinyl

#"Sister Madly" – 2:52 #"Love This Life" – 3:35

CD single and 12" vinyl

''Released in UK.'' #"Sister Madly" – 2:52 #"Mansion in the Slums" – 3:46 #"Something So Strong" - 4:02 (live at King Biscuit Flower Hour, The Trocadero, Philadelphia, 24 March 1987)

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Release history

References

{{Crowded House Crowded House songs 1989 singles Songs written by Neil Finn Song recordings produced by Mitchell Froom