Great Southern Land

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"Great Southern Land"
Single by Icehouse
from the album Primitive Man
B-side"Uniform"
Released30 August 1982 (1982-08-30)
Genre
Length3:22 (7")
5:14 (LP)
Label
Songwriter(s)Iva Davies
Producer(s)
Icehouse singles chronology
"Love in Motion"
(1981)
"Great Southern Land"
(1982)
"Hey Little Girl"
(1982)

"Great Southern Land" is a 1982 song by Australian new wave band Icehouse. It is the leading single from their second studio album Primitive Man. It went to number 5 in Australia and number 10 in New Zealand. It was used in the 1988 movie Young Einstein.

Track listing[change | change source]

All tracks were written by Iva Davies.[1]

7" single (Australian release)[change | change source]

  1. "Great Southern Land" - 5:07[2]
  2. "Uniform" - 4:03

12" single (Australian release)[change | change source]

  1. "Great Southern Land" - 5:05
  2. "Uniform" (extended mix) - 6:02

7" single (U.S. release)[change | change source]

  1. "Great Southern Land" (edit)
  2. "Great Southern Land" (album version)

1994 single (German release)[change | change source]

  1. "Great Southern Land" (1994 version) - 3:47
  2. "Dedicated To Glam" (12" mix) - 4:25
  3. "Great Southern Land" (original version) - 5:16

References[change | change source]

  1. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-12-13. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. GREAT SOUTHERN LAND
  2. "Icehouse - Great Southern Land (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.