INXS

This article is about the rock band INXS. For the Internet node of the same name, see INXS (Internet node ) .

INXS
INXS 2007
General information
Genre (s)	skirt
founding	August 16, 1977
resolution	November 11, 2012
Website	www.inxs.com
Founding members
singing	Michael Hutchence (until 1997, †)
guitar	Tim Farriss
Guitar, saxophone	Kirk Pengilly
Keyboard, guitar	Andrew Farriss
bass	Garry Gary Beers
Drums, keyboard	Jon Farriss
Last occupation
singing	Ciaran Gribbin (from 2011)
guitar	Tim Farriss
Guitar, saxophone	Kirk Pengilly
Keyboard, guitar	Andrew Farriss
bass	Garry Gary Beers
Drums, keyboard	Jon Farriss
former members
singing	Jon Stevens (2000-2003)
singing	JD Fortune (2005-2011)

INXS ([ ɪnekˈsɛs ], derived from in excess ) were an Australian rock band . It was founded in 1977 by the Farriss Brothers as The Farriss Brothers . According to the sources, they have sold more than 24.4 million records in their career. INXS 'most successful release is the album Kick, with around 9.2 million units sold.

description

In the 1980s and early 1990s, the band was one of the defining forces of the Australian rock scene and achieved international success. A career highlight was the concert on July 13, 1991 in London's Wembley Stadium in front of 72,000 spectators.

Kick (1987)
With the sixth studio album Kick , the band achieved their international breakthrough. Around 9.2 million copies of the album were sold. The video for the single Need You Tonight ,shot by Richard Lowenstern,dominated the MTV Video Music Awards in 1988 and won five awards.

X (1990)
The seventh studio album X was released on September 25, 1990. The single Suicide Blonde was nominated for a Grammy in 1991, but lost to Janie's got a gun from Aerosmith . Five songs on the album were released as singles.

Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992)
The eighth studio album was called Welcome to Wherever You Are and was produced by Mark Opitz.

Elegantly Wasted (1997) In
1997, INXS released their tenth studio album.

On June 4, 2019, the music magazine Rolling Stone reported on the last interview with Michael Hutchence six months before his death. In this, Hutchence also spoke about INXS ' comeback attempt with the album Elegantly Wasted. When asked if Hutchence would describe INXS 'music as "modern rock" , he said:

“ Very good question, to be honest I would like to know that too. I think we sound at least as contemporary as most other rock bands, a lot more modern than the grunge group and a lot more modern than Oasis . We wouldn't damn well want to record something that already exists in a better form. "

This LP was supposed to be “INXS-like” again and sound like a bunch of white boys playing funky rock'n'roll .

INXS after the death of Michael Hutchence

After the death of the charismatic lead singer Michael Hutchence on November 22, 1997, the band appeared with changing front men such as Jimmy Barnes , Terence Trent D'Arby and Jon Stevens. With the latter, some recordings were also released, but they could not build on the earlier successes. In 2001 INXS was honored with the induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame .

In October 2005, 31-year-old Canadian ex- Elvis imitator JD Fortune became INXS 'new lead singer. He prevailed against 14 other candidates on the reality show Rock Star: INXS . A single called Pretty Vegas and the album Switch were released.

At a concert in Perth, where INXS supported Matchbox Twenty , drummer Jon Farriss announced the breakup in November 2012 after 35 years as a band.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	AU
1980	INXS	-	-	-	-	US164 (3 weeks) US	AU27 (... weeks) AU	First published: October 13, 1980
1981	Underneath the Colors	-	-	-	-	-	AU15 (... weeks) AU	First published: October 19, 1981
1982	Shabooh Shoobah	-	-	-	-	US46 gold (31 weeks)US	AU5 × 2 Double platinum (… Where.)AU	First published: October 1982 Sales: + 640,000
1983	Dekadance	-	-	-	-	US148 (6 weeks) US	AU2 (... weeks) AU	First published: September 1983
1984	The swing	-	-	-	-	US52 platinum (28 weeks)US	AU1 (... week) AU	First published: April 9, 1984 Sales: + 1,365,000
1985	Listen Like Thieves	-	-	CH30 (1 week) CH	UK48 (15 weeks) UK	US11 × 2 Double platinum (55 weeks)US	AU1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)AU	First published: October 14, 1985 Sales: + 2,295,000
1987	kick	DE11 gold (32 weeks)DE	AT15 (10 weeks) AT	CH25th platinum (3 weeks)CH	UK9 × 3 Triple platinum (103 weeks)UK	US3 × 6 Six-fold platinum (81 weeks)US	AU2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (44 weeks)AU	First published: October 19, 1987 Sales: + 9,165,000
1990	X	DE9 gold (38 weeks)DE	AT23 (4 weeks) AT	CH5 platinum (25 weeks)CH	UK2 platinum (44 weeks)UK	US5 × 2 Double platinum (43 weeks)US	AU1 × 2 Double platinum (34 weeks)AU	First published: September 25, 1990 Sales: + 3,297,500
1992	Welcome to Wherever You Are	DE8 (14 weeks) DE	AT18 (12 weeks) AT	CH2 gold (11 weeks)CH	UK1 gold (33 weeks)UK	US16 platinum (31 weeks)US	AU2 (13 weeks) AU	First published: August 3, 1992 Sales: + 1,225,000
1993	Full moon, dirty hearts	DE27 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (8 weeks) AT	CH9 (13 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (8 weeks)UK	US53 (5 weeks) US	AU4 (14 weeks) AU	First published: November 2, 1993 Sales: + 100,000
1997	Elegantly wasted	DE23 (6 weeks) DE	AT32 (6 weeks) AT	CH13 (9 weeks) CH	UK16 (4 weeks) UK	US41 (8 weeks) US	AU14 (3 weeks) AU	First published: April 7, 1997 Sales: + 50,000
2005	Switch	-	-	-	-	US17 (16 weeks) US	AU18th platinum (30 weeks)AU	First published: November 29, 2005 Sales: + 200,000

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Compilations & live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	AU
1991	Live baby live	DE18 (17 weeks) DE	AT25 (16 weeks) AT	CH15th gold (13 weeks)CH	UK8 (9 weeks) UK	US72 platinum (11 weeks)US	AU3 platinum (8 weeks)AU	First published: November 11, 1991 Sales: + 1,095,000
1994	The Greatest Hits	DE9 gold (19 weeks)DE	AT12 (15 weeks) AT	CH7th gold (17 weeks)CH	UK3 platinum (30 weeks)UK	US112 platinum (3 weeks)US	AU2 (29 weeks) AU	First published: October 31, 1994 Sales: + 3,100,000
2002	The best of	-	-	-	-	US144 gold (1 week)US	-	First published: June 4th, 2002 Sales: + 500,000
	Definitive	-	AT23 (4 weeks) AT	CH62 (5 weeks) CH	UK15th gold (4 weeks)UK	-	AU- platinum AU	First published: October 11, 2002 Sales: + 205,000
	The Years 1979-1997	-	-	-	-	-	AU8th gold (19 weeks)AU	First published: December 10, 2002 Sales: + 35,000
2010	Platinum: Greatest Hits	-	-	-	-	-	AU21 (4 weeks) AU	First published: 2010
	Original Sin	-	-	-	-	-	AU49 (1 week) AU	First published: November 16, 2010
2011	The very best	-	-	-	UK69 gold (6 weeks)UK	-	AU1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (157 weeks)AU	First published: October 21, 2011 Sales: + 520,000
2014	Live at Wembley Stadium 1991	-	-	-	-	-	AU17th platinum (4 weeks)AU	First published: February 7th, 2014 Sales: + 70,000
	Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK1UK	US-US	AU4thAU
	Top 10 albums	DE3DE	AT-AT	CH4thCH	UK6thUK	US2US	AU12AU
	Albums in the charts	DE7thDE	AT8thAT	CH9CH	UK10UK	US14thUS	AU19thAU

More albums

• 1982: INXSIVE: 1980-82
• 1993: Get Out of the House
• 1997: Live in Aspen - February 1997
• 2001: Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997)
• 2002: Stay Young 1979-1982
• 2004: Bang the Drum
• 2004: The Collection
• 2004: INXS²: The Remixes
• 2005: Live at Barker Hangar
• 2006: Taste It: The Collection
• 2008: Six Pack
• 2009: Live Germany 1984
• 2011: Remastered
• 2014: All the Voices

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	AU
1980	Just Keep Walking INXS	-	-	-	-	-	AU38 (... weeks) AU	First published: September 1980
1981	The Loved One INXSIVE	-	-	-	-	-	AU19 (... wk.) AU	First published: March 1981
	Stay Young Underneath the Colors	-	-	-	-	-	AU21 (... weeks) AU	First published: September 1981
1982	The One Thing Shabooh Shoobah	-	-	-	-	US30 (14 weeks) US	AU14 (... weeks) AU	First published: July 1982
	Don't Change Shabooh Shoobah	-	-	-	-	US80 (4 weeks) US	AU14th gold (… Where.)AU	First published: October 1982
1983	To Look at You Shabooh Shoobah	-	-	-	-	-	AU36 (... weeks) AU	First published: March 1983
	Black and White Shabooh Shoobah	-	-	-	-	-	AU24 (... weeks) AU	First published: June 1983
	Original Sin The Swing	-	-	CH23 (7 weeks) CH	-	US58 (7 weeks) US	AU1 (... week) AU	First published: December 1983
1984	I send a message the swing	-	-	-	-	US77 (7 weeks) US	AU3 (... weeks) AU	First published: March 1984
	Burn for You The Swing	-	-	-	-	-	AU3 (... weeks) AU	First published: July 1984
	Dancing on the Jetty The Swing	-	-	-	-	-	AU39 (... weeks) AU	First published: October 1984
1985	What You Need Listen Like Thieves	-	-	-	UK51 (8 weeks) UK	US5 (20 weeks) US	AU2 (... weeks) AU	First published: August 1985
	This Time Listen Like Thieves	-	-	-	UK79 (3 weeks) UK	US81 (6 weeks) US	AU19 (... wk.) AU	First published: December 1985
1986	Listen Like Thieves Listen Like Thieves	-	-	-	UK46 (10 weeks) UK	US54 (9 weeks) US	AU28 (... weeks) AU	First published: March 1986
	Kiss the Dirt Listen Like Thieves	-	-	-	UK54 (4 weeks) UK	-	AU15 (... weeks) AU	First published: August 1986
1987	Good Times The Lost Boys (OST)	-	-	-	UK18 (8 weeks) UK	US47 (13 weeks) US	AU2 (... weeks) AU	First published: June 1987 with Jimmy Barnes
	Need You Tonight Kick	DE16 (19 weeks) DE	AT16 (10 weeks) AT	-	UK2 silver (14 weeks)UK	US1 (25 weeks) US	AU3 gold (… Where.)AU	First published: September 23, 1987
1988	Devil Inside Kick	DE33 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK47 (5 weeks) UK	US2 (17 weeks) US	AU6 (... weeks) AU	First published: February 13, 1988
	New sensation kick	DE35 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	US3 (17 weeks) US	AU9 (14 weeks) AU	First published: March 31, 1988
	Never Tear Us Apart Kick	DE66 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK24 silver (10 weeks)UK	US7 (23 weeks) US	AU11 platinum (21 weeks)AU	First published: August 8, 1988
1989	Mystify Kick	DE46 (12 weeks) DE	-	CH24 (2 weeks) CH	UK14 (7 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: March 15, 1989
1990	Suicide Blonde X	DE23 (14 weeks) DE	AT24 (2 weeks) AT	CH11 (9 weeks) CH	UK11 (6 weeks) UK	US9 gold (13 weeks)US	AU2 gold (12 weeks)AU	First published: September 2, 1990
	Disappear X	DE43 (12 weeks) DE	AT19 (9 weeks) AT	-	UK21 (8 weeks) UK	US8 (20 weeks) US	AU23 (9 weeks) AU	First published: December 8, 1990
1991	By My Side X	DE56 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK42 (4 weeks) UK	-	AU23 (6 weeks) AU	First published: March 30, 1991
	Bitter Tears X	-	-	-	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	US46 (10 weeks) US	AU36 (8 weeks) AU	First published: July 13, 1991
	Shining Star Live Baby Live	-	-	CH24 (5 weeks) CH	UK27 (3 weeks) UK	-	AU21 (6 weeks) AU	First published: November 2, 1991
1992	Heaven Sent Welcome to Wherever You Are	DE47 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH23 (7 weeks) CH	UK31 (3 weeks) UK	-	AU13 (7 weeks) AU	First published: July 18, 1992
	Not Enough Time Welcome to Wherever You Are	-	-	-	-	US28 (15 weeks) US	-	First published: September 3, 1992
	Baby Don't Cry Welcome to Wherever You Are	-	-	-	UK20 (5 weeks) UK	-	AU30 (6 weeks) AU	First published: September 18, 1992
	Taste It Welcome to Wherever You Are	-	-	CH38 (1 week) CH	UK21 (4 weeks) UK	-	AU36 (5 weeks) AU	First published: November 14, 1992
1993	Beautiful Girl Welcome to Wherever You Are	DE54 (14 weeks) DE	-	-	UK23 (5 weeks) UK	US46 (12 weeks) US	AU34 (8 weeks) AU	First published: February 13, 1993
	The Gift Full Moon, Dirty Hearts	-	-	-	UK11 (4 weeks) UK	-	AU16 (8 weeks) AU	First published: October 23, 1993
	Please (You Got That ...) Full Moon, Dirty Hearts	-	-	-	UK50 (3 weeks) UK	-	AU37 (4 weeks) AU	First published: December 11, 1993
1994	Time Full Moon, Dirty Hearts	-	-	-	-	-	AU36 (2 weeks) AU	First published: February 6, 1994
	The Strangest Party The Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK15 (6 weeks) UK	-	AU34 (3 weeks) AU	First published: October 25, 1994
1997	Elegantly Wasted Elegantly Wasted	DE72 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH36 (5 weeks) CH	UK20 (7 weeks) UK	-	AU48 (1 week) AU	First published: March 22, 1997
	Everything Elegantly Wasted	-	-	-	UK71 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: May 26, 1997
2001	Precious Heart INXS²: The Remixes	-	-	-	UK14 (6 weeks) UK	-	AU27 (4 weeks) AU	First published: August 6, 2001 vs. Tall Paul
	I'm So Crazy INXS²: The Remixes	-	-	-	UK19 (8 weeks) UK	-	AU45 (5 weeks) AU	First published: October 22, 2001 vs. Par-T-One
2003	One of My Kind INXS²: The Remixes	-	-	-	-	-	AU10 (9 weeks) AU	First published: February 23, 2003 vs. Rogue traders
2004	Mystify (Remix) INXS²: The Remixes	DE74 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	-	First published: March 15, 2004 vs. Mellow Trax
2005	Pretty Vegas Switch	-	-	-	-	US37 gold (6 weeks)US	AU9 (15 weeks) AU	First published: November 29, 2005
2006	Afterglow switch	-	-	-	-	-	AU24 (10 weeks) AU	First published: April 25, 2006
	Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US1US	AU4thAU
	Top 10 singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK1UK	US7thUS	AU10AU
	Singles in the charts	DE12DE	AT3AT	CH7thCH	UK26thUK	US18thUS	AU39AU

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : INXS / Awards for Music Sales

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	80,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	4 × gold4th	36 × platinum36	-	2,385,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ultratop.be
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	750,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	-	(2,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	800,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	diamond1	1,410,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	7 × platinum7th	-	112,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	nvpi.nl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	175,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	-	100,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	6 × gold6th	15 × platinum15th	-	16,150,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	4 × gold4th	5 × platinum5	-	2,300,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	32 × gold32	75 × platinum75	diamond1

Video games

• 1992: INXS: Make My Video

swell

1. ↑ news.com.au
2. ^ André Kauth: Pop History Volume 1. Music groups from A to K. Norderstedt 2019. P. 207.
3. ↑ Jay C. Batzner: INXS, in: David V. Moskowitz (Ed.), The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time. A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Santa Barbara, CA 2016. p. 311.
4. ↑ Jay C. Batzner: INXS, in: David V. Moskowitz (Ed.), The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time. A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. Santa Barbara, CA 2016. p. 312.
5. ↑ Michael Hutchence: The last ROLLING STONE interview before his death. RollingStone, June 4, 2019, accessed on June 5, 2019 (German). 
6. ^ ARIA Hall of Fame. Australian Recording Industry Association , accessed August 6, 2017 . 
7. ↑ INXS stop . n-tv
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US AU

Web links

Commons : INXS  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• INXS at laut.de