Falling Off the Edge of the World
| "Falling Off the Edge of the World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1967 German single | ||||
| Single by The Easybeats | ||||
| from the album Vigil | ||||
| B-side | "Remember Sam" | |||
| Released | 5 September 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 1967, A&M Studios, New York City, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | Parlophone (Australia), United Artists Records | |||
| Songwriters | Harry Vanda and George Young | |||
| Producers | The Easybeats, Mike Vaughan | |||
| U.S. singles chronology | ||||
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"Falling Off the Edge of the World" is a 1967 song and single by Australian rock group The Easybeats, which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda.
Composition and recording
[edit]Vanda and Young biographer John Tait notes the song as one of "profound sadness".[1] The song was recorded in New York, during the group's first U.S. tour.[2]
Releases
[edit]The single was released as a single in the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands in September 1967.[2] In other countries, it was a B-side. Various versions of the song have been released. In the U.K. a faster version that was arranged by composer Bill Shepherd was released as the B-side to the "Hello, How Are You" single.[3]
It has been often reported that musician Lou Reed was a fan of the song and played the single frequently on the Max's Kansas City jukebox. He was quoted as saying it was "one of the most beautiful records ever made".[1]
Track listing
[edit]U.S. - United Artists UA 50206 released: 5 September 1967
- "Falling Off the Edge of the World (Seeing You With Him)" ( Harry Vanda, George Young) – 2:35
- "Remember Sam" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 2:28
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Cash Box Looking Ahead[4] | 138 |
| US Record World Singles Coming Up[5] | 136 |
References
[edit]Citations
- 1 2 Tait 2010, p. 96.
- 1 2 Tait 2010, p. 95.
- ↑ Tait 2010, p. 103.
- ↑ Anon. (30 September 1967). "Looking Ahead" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via WorldRadioHistory.
- ↑ Anon. (30 September 1967). "Singles Coming Up" (PDF). Record World. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2026 – via WorldRadioHistory.
Sources
- Tait, John (2010). Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. Australia: University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-74223-217-1.