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Flat Chat
Compilation album by
Released14 August 2006 (2006-08-14)
Recorded1978–2002
GenreRock
Length68:25
LabelSony BMG
Midnight Oil chronology
Best of Both Worlds
(2004)
Flat Chat
(2006)
Essential Oils
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Flat Chat is a compilation album from the Australian rock band, Midnight Oil. It is a collection of their heavier rock songs, which gave them their reputation.[2] Flat Chat peaked at No. 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[3]

The title is taken from a lyric in their 1982 song, "Power and the Passion".[4] The Australian slang expression flat chat is used for "at the limit of one's powers or resources" or "working or moving as fast as possible".[5]

Of the 18 songs included in Flat Chat, four had previously been included in Midnight Oil's compilation album 20,000 Watt R.S.L. (1997), and twelve would later be included in Midnight Oil's most comprehensive compilation album, Essential Oils (2012).

Track listing[edit]

  1. Only the Strong - 4:34
  2. Progress - 3:57
  3. Don't Wanna Be the One - 2:59
  4. Dreamworld - 3:35
  5. Hercules - 4:28
  6. Read About It - 3:56
  7. Section 5 (Bus to Bondi) - 3:00
  8. Cold Cold Change - 3:29
  9. Redneck Wonderland - 3:08
  10. Tell Me the Truth - 4:03
  11. Stand in Line - 4:48
  12. Pictures - 3:13
  13. Written in the Heart - 3:10
  14. Mosquito March - 3:07
  15. No Time for Games - 4:34
  16. Best of Both Worlds - 4:04
  17. Say Your Prayers - 4:25
  18. Run by Night - 3:55

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 21

References[edit]

  • ^ Midnight Oil (2006), Flat Chat, Sony BMG Music. National Library of Australia, retrieved 15 April 2015
  • ^ Hung, Steffen. "Midnight Oil discography". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  • ^ Chirgwin, Richard (9 July 2013). "Snowden's Australian 'revelations' are old news". The Register. Mike Magee, John Lettice. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ Moore, Bruce (October 2005). "From the Centre" (PDF). Ozwords. Australian National University. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  • ^ "Australiancharts.com – Midnight Oil – Flat Chat". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flat_Chat&oldid=1099496947"

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