| "Power and the Passion" | ||||
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| Single by Midnight Oil | ||||
| from the album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | ||||
| Released | March 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave, post-punk | |||
| Length | 5:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Moginie Robert Hirst Peter Garrett | |||
| Producer(s) | Midnight Oil, Nick Launay | |||
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| Power and the Passion on YouTube | ||||
"Power and the Passion" is the second single from Midnight Oil's 1982 album 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (following "US Forces"). The song is one of the band's most famous, and it was performed on every Midnight Oil tour since the issue of 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 as well as at the WaveAid concert.
At the 1983 Countdown Music Awards, the song won Best Australian Single.[1]
In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Power and the Passion" was ranked number 29.[2]
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.