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
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
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
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
| Chart (1967) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US (Cash Box Looking Ahead)[4] | 138 |
| US (Record World Singles Coming Up)[5] | 136 |
References
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.