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1 Track listing  




2 Charts  


2.1  Weekly charts  




2.2  Year-end charts  






3 References  













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This article is about the Little River Band song. For the proverb, see Curiosity killed the cat. For other uses, see Curiosity killed the cat (disambiguation).
"Curiosity (Killed the Cat)"
SinglebyLittle River Band
from the album Little River Band
B-side"I Just Don't Get the Feeling Anymore"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
Length3:40
LabelEMI Music
Songwriter(s)Beeb Birtles[1]
Producer(s)Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band
Little River Band singles chronology
"Curiosity (Killed the Cat)"
(1975) 		"Emma"
(1976)

"Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" is the debut single by Australian band Little River Band, released in September 1975 from their self-titled debut studio album. The song peaked at number 15 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.[2]

The song was written by Beeb Birtles. In July 2003, he told Debbie KrugerofMelbourne Weekly Magazine, "I wrote "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" in London in 1974 when I was in the band Mississippi. Graeham Goble's wife had been given a kitten, which I would see running around the house we shared, and the idea for "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" came to me. The lyrics in the song pertain more to me being the crazy cat and my girlfriend at the time being the one to keep me on an even keel. It's a song about hope and hanging on to your dreams no matter what!"[3]

Track listing

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7" (EMI 10900)
Side A. "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)" - 3:40
Side B. "I Just Don't Get the Feeling Anymore" - 4:55

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4][2] 15

Year-end charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 85

References

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  1. ^ "'Curiosity Killed the Cat' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Curiosity Killed the Cat; or at 'Performer:' Little River Band
  • ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ Kruger, Debbie (6–12 July 2003). "Haaang on, BSG Is on Its Way". Melbourne Weekly Magazine. Debbie Kruger. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  • ^ a b "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.

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