Age of Reason (song)











































"Age of Reason"
Age of Reason (song) by John Farnham.jpg

Single by John Farnham
from the album Age of Reason
Released 4 July 1988
Format CD
Recorded 1988
Genre Synthpop
Length 5:08
Label
Sony BMG, RCA, Wheatley
Songwriter(s)
Todd Hunter, Johanna Pigott
Producer(s) Ross Fraser

John Farnham singles chronology





"Reasons"
(1987)
 "Age of Reason"
(1988)
 "Two Strong Hearts"
(1988)


"Age of Reason" is a song by Australian pop rock singer John Farnham. It is the first single from his album of the same title, released in 1988, and written by Todd Hunter and Johanna Pigott.


The single was used in a promo for Australia's Seven News in 2000.




Contents






  • 1 Composition


  • 2 Track listing


  • 3 Music video


  • 4 Chart history


  • 5 Personnel


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References





Composition


"Age of Reason" was composed by Todd Hunter and partner Johanna Pigott, who had previously written the song "Rain" for Dragon and played together in the XL Capris. Pigott said, "You write songs and you're surprised at what you wrote sometimes, and you think, goodness, is that me, did I do that? It's not something you consider of perfect taste or anything, and someone records them and you think that's fantastic. It's a really exciting and thrilling thing."[1]



Track listing



  1. "Age of Reason" (Extended Mix) - 7:42

  2. "Age of Reason" (Album) - 5:08

  3. "When the War Is Over" - 4:49



Music video


The music video for "Age of Reason" was filmed in 1988 and included six key scenes with the Victorian Children's Choir in three of the sequences, running through a scrap metal yard, running down a hill behind John Farnham and finally, standing in a warehouse as Farnham walks between them.


In the "making of" feature included on the One Voice: The Greatest Clips DVD, Farnham can be seen singing with the children after the film clip wraps shooting in the warehouse. They each received a copy of the track on vinyl.



Chart history































Chart (1988/89)
 Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2]
 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]
 20
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]
 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]
 4
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[6]
 22
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7]
 87


Personnel




  • John Farnham – vocals


  • David Hirschfelder – keyboards, piano


  • Brett Garsed – guitars

  • Angus Burchall – drums and percussion


  • Wayne Nelson – bass


  • Venetta Fields – vocals

  • Lindsay Field – vocals

  • Thomas Metropouli – mandolin and piano accordion


  • Lisa Edwards – additional vocals


  • Ross Hannaford – additional vocals

  • Joe Creighton – additional vocals



See also


  • List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s


References





  1. ^ Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. p. 176. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – John Farnham – Age of Reason". ARIA Top 50 Singles.


  3. ^ "Musicline.de – John Farnham Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.


  4. ^ "John Farnham: Age of Reason" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 January 2017.


  5. ^ "Charts.nz – John Farnham – Age of Reason". Top 40 Singles.


  6. ^ http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html. Retrieved 17 January 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)


  7. ^ "Chart Stats - John Farnham - Two Strong Hearts". Retrieved 5 August 2015.










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