"Land" | ||||
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SinglebyMidnight Oil, Daniel Lanois, Hothouse Flowers, Crash Vegas, The Tragically Hip | ||||
Released | 1994 (1994) | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Length | 5:39 | |||
Label | Cargo | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gord Downie, Peter Garrett, Daniel Lanois, Liam Ó Maonlaí | |||
Producer(s) | Daniel Lanois | |||
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"Land" was a one-off charity single credited to Midnight Oil, Daniel Lanois, Hothouse Flowers, Crash Vegas, and The Tragically Hip. Recorded in 1993 and released in Canada in 1994, on Cargo Records and in Australia in January 1995 on Columbia Records.
All five artists were part of the 1993's Another Roadside Attraction tour.[1]
The song protests the logging industry practice of clearcutting in the rainforestsofBritish Columbia, particularly in Clayoquot Sound.[2]
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 63 |
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