"Tight" is the only single released from '' The Best of INXS'' album by

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. The song was written by

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and recorded by the band during the sessions for ''

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'' in 1992. According to the

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from the UK album release, the song had been originally intended for

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to sing on. However, following Hutchence's death in 1997, the track was reworked by the rest of the band in 2002.

B-sides

A number of different mixes of "Tight" were available on European, Australian and US editions of the CD.

Video

The video for "Tight" was a tribute montage, showing video and live footage of Michael Hutchence and the rest of the band.

Track listings

;European CD single Mercury 063 885-2 # Tight (Remixed By Randy Nicklaus) 3:38 # Tight (Thick Dick Vocal) 7:50 # Tight (Dino Lenny Mix) 7:17 # Tight (Dan The Automator Mix) 4:20 (4:35)

Charts

References

{{INXS 2002 singles INXS songs Songs written by Andrew Farriss 1992 songs Mercury Records singles Song recordings produced by Mark Opitz