"Five in a Row" was a 1989 single by Australian comedy team, The D-Generation. It was released in November 1989 and reached a peak position of number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[1] Its lyrics were co-written by The D-Generation members, Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, and Tom Gleisner,[2] with its music written and produced by Colin Setches and John Grant.
| "Five in a Row" | ||||
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| Single by The D-Generation | ||||
| from the album The Satanic Sketches | ||||
| B-side | "Pissweak Quiz Show Sketch" | |||
| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner | |||
| The D-Generation singles chronology | ||||
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The song and its accompanying music video parodied five Australian musicians: John Farnham (played in the video by Sitch - Farnham himself appeared briefly in the video too), Jimmy Barnes (played by Cilauro), Kylie Minogue (played by Jane Kennedy), Little River Band and James Reyne (played by John Harrison). On the recording, the voice of Farnham was provided by a pre-fame Jack Jones, the voice of Barnes was imitated by John Brown, all of LRB's voices were done by Setches, with Kennedy impersonating Minogue, and Harrison singing Reyne’s parts. Drums were played by Angus Burchall (from Farnham’s band), with bass by Roger McLachlan (LRB, Pyramid, Farnham), guitars by Thomas, and all keyboards, programming and arrangements done by Grant. The song was recorded at AAV Studio 1, South Melbourne, with engineering, mixing and co-production provided by Ross Cockle.
Track listing
edit- "Five in a Row"
- "Pissweak Quiz Show Sketch"
Charts
edit| Chart (1989/1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 12 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The D-Generation". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "'Five in a Row' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "The D-Generation – Five in a Row". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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