I Hope I Never
Appearance
"I Hope I Never" | ||||
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SinglebySplit Enz | ||||
from the albumTrue Colours | ||||
B-side |
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Released | May 1980 | |||
Recorded | Armstrong,Melbourne,1979 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tim Finn | |||
Producer(s) | David Tickle | |||
Split Enzsingles chronology | ||||
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Alternative covers | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
"I Hope I Never"is a 1980 song byNew Zealandart rockgroupSplit Enz.It was released in May 1980 as the second single from their sixth studio albumTrue Colours.
Track listings
[edit]Australian release
[edit]- Side A
- "I Hope I Never" – 3:56 (Tim Finn)
- Side B
- "Hypnotised" (Tim Finn)
- "Carried Away" (Neil Finn)
International release
[edit]It was released in the US and in the Netherlands with the same track listing, but different artwork.
- "I Hope I Never" – 3:56 (Tim Finn)
- "The Choral Sea" – 4:38 (Eddie Rayner)
Personnel
[edit]- Tim Finn–vocals,piano
- Noel Crombie– vocals,percussion
- Eddie Rayner– vocals,keyboards
- Malcolm Green– vocals,drums
- Nigel Griggs– vocals,bass
Charts
[edit]Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 18 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] | 30 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 33 |
Cover versions
[edit]- Colleen Hewettfrom her album,Colleen(1983)
- ENZSO(1995), a collaboration between Split Enz'sEddie Raynerand theNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra.The cover featured New Zealand singerAnnie Crummeron vocals, changing only the lyrics to refer to herself as an "optimistic woman" rather than a man.
- Australia'sTina Arenarecorded the song in 2008 with the London Studio Orchestra for her albumSongs of Love & Loss 2,and similarly changed the lyrics to reflect her gender.
- Lisa Millercovered the song on the 2011 tribute albumThey Will Have Their Way.
- Elizabeth Maverick (Singer) aka Ghetto Rose.
Notes
[edit]- ^Kent, David(1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992.St Ives, NSW:Australian Chart Book. p. 288.ISBN0-646-11917-6.Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 untilARIAcreated their ownchartsin mid-1988.
- ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Split Enz "(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^"Split Enz – I Hope I Never ".Top 40 Singles.Retrieved 15 November 2020.