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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Put Down that Weapon
| Artist = [[Midnight Oil]]
| name = Put Down That Weapon
| cover = Put_Down_That_Weapon_by_Midnight_Oil.jpg
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| from Album = [[Diesel and Dust]]
| Released = 1987
| alt =
| Format = 7" vinyl
| type = single
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| artist = [[Midnight Oil]]
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| Length = 4:38<ref>Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust</ref>
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| album = [[Diesel and Dust]]
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| Writer = [[James Moginie]]<br> [[Rob Hirst|Robert Hirst]]<br> [[Peter Garrett]]
| released = 7 December 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/FObE2a7.jpg|title=Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases|publisher=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Music Report]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
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| Producer = Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
| recorded =
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| Last single = "[[Beds Are Burning]]"<br> (1987)
| studio =
| This single = "'''Put Down That Weapon'''" <br> (1987)
| venue =
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| Next single = "[[Dreamworld (1987 song)|Dreamworld]]" <br> (1987)
| genre =
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| length = 4:38<ref>Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust</ref>
| label = {{hlist|Sprint|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
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| writer = [[James Moginie]]<br/> [[Rob Hirst|Robert Hirst]]<br/> [[Peter Garrett]]
| producer = Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
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| prev_title = [[Beds Are Burning]]
| prev_year = 1987
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| next_title = [[Dreamworld (Midnight Oil song)|Dreamworld]]
| next_year = 1988
}}
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"'''Put Down That Weapon'''" is the second single by Australian rock band [[Midnight Oil]] from their sixth studio album, ''[[Diesel and Dust]]''.
"'''Put Down That Weapon'''" is a song by Australian rock band [[Midnight Oil]]. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, ''[[Diesel and Dust]]''.

==Reception==
"Put Down That Weapon" talks about war, and its effects. The song reached #32 on the [[ARIA charts|Australian singles charts]],<ref name="AusCharts">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Oil |title=Discography Midnight Oil | publisher = Hung Medien | work = Australian charts portal |date= |accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref> and #34 in [[France]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Oil |title=Discographie Midnight Oil |publisher=lescharts.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-22}}</ref> as well as #9 in [[New Zealand]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
;Australian release
;Australian release
# "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)<ref name="APRA">{{cite web |title=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association|APRA]] |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt |accessdate=17 November 2010 }} Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN</ref> - 4:38
# "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)<ref name="APRA">{{cite web |title=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine|publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association|APRA]] |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt |accessdate=17 November 2010 }} Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN</ref> - 4:38
# "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" ([[Nick Lowe]])<ref name="APRA"/> -
# "[[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding]]" ([[Nick Lowe]])<ref name="APRA"/> -


; European release
; European release
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# "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)<ref name="APRA"/> - 4:54
# "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)<ref name="APRA"/> - 4:54


==Compilations==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
"Put Down that Weapon" is included on the two-disc compilation album "Essential Oils", released November 2012.
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!scope="col"| Chart (1987/88)
!scope="col"| Position
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!scope="row"| Australian [[Kent Music Report]]<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 32
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{{singlechart|France|34|artist=Midnight Oil|song=Put Down That Weapon|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|9|artist=Midnight Oil|song=Put Down That Weapon|rowheader=true|accessdate=30 November 2018}}
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|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|midnight-oil|put-down-that-weapon}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 12:35, 9 November 2023

"Put Down That Weapon"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
Released7 December 1987[1]
Length4:38[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)James Moginie
Robert Hirst
Peter Garrett
Producer(s)Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Beds Are Burning"
(1987) 		"Put Down That Weapon"
(1987) 		"Dreamworld"
(1988)

"Put Down That Weapon" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.

Track listing

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Australian release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:38
  2. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe)[3] -
European release
  1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
  2. "Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 3:36
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:54

Charts

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Chart (1987/88) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[4] 32
France (SNEP)[5] 34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 9

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust
  3. ^ a b c d "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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