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Save the Day (The Living End song)

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"Save the Day"

SinglebyThe Living End

from the album The Living End

B-side

"Lone Ranger"
"Mr Businessman"

Released

21 September 1998

Recorded

1998

Studio

Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne

Genre

Punk rock, punkabilly

Length

2:55

Label

Modular, EMI

Songwriter(s)

Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey^[1]

Producer(s)

Lindsay Gravina

The Living End singles chronology

"Second Solution/Prisoner of Society"
(1997)

"Save the Day"
(1998)

"All Torn Down"
(1998)

"Save the Day" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End, released in September 1998.^[2] It is the first official single taken from the band's self-titled album, following the release of the Second Solution / Prisoner of Society EP the previous year. The song spent 17 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at No. 22,^[3] and reached No. 10 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998.^[4] The single was later certified gold,^[5] selling in excess of 35,000 copies.

The single was also released on 7" vinyl, however it was a limited release with only 500 copies issued.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Save the Day"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey^[1]	2:55
2.	"Lone Ranger"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey^[6]	2:50
3.	"Mr Business Man"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey^[7]	3:19

Charts[edit]

Charts (1998)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	22^[3]
Triple J Hottest 100	10^[4]

Certifications[edit]

Territory	Provider	Certification
Australia	ARIA	Gold^[5]

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	September 1998	Modular Recordings	CD	MODCS001
Australia	September 1998	Modular Recordings	7" vinyl single	MODVL001

Personnel[edit]

The Living End

Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals
Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals

Recording process

Producer – Lindsay Gravina
Engineer – Lindsay Gravina
- Assistant engineer – Matt Voight
Mastering – Gavin Lurssen
Mixing – Jerry Finn
Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler
Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
- Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles

Art works

Cover art – Craig Preston
Photography - Melanie Nissen

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "'Save the Day' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.

^ "Archived Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

^ ^a ^b Hung, Steffen. "The Living End – Save the Day (Song)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

^ ^a ^b "Hottest 100 – 1999". Triple J. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

^ ^a ^b "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

^ "'Lone Ranger' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.

^ "'Mr Business Man' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.

v t e The Living End
Chris Cheney Scott Owen Andy Strachan Travis Demsey Joe Piripitzi
Studio albums	The Living End (1998) Roll On (2000) Modern ARTillery (2003) State of Emergency (2006) White Noise (2008) The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating (2011) Shift (2016) Wunderbar (2018)
Extended plays	Hellbound It's for Your Own Good Second Solution / Prisoner of Society Four on the Floor
Compilations	From Here on In: The Singles 1997–2004 (2004) Rarities (2008)
Video compilations	From Here on In: The DVD 1997–2004 (2004) How to Make an Album and Influence People (2006) Live at Festival Hall (2006) Live at ACDC Lane (2008) Live in Berlin (2018)
Singles	"Prisoner of Society" "Second Solution" "Save the Day" "All Torn Down" "West End Riot" "Trapped" "Pictures in the Mirror" "Roll On" "Dirty Man" "One Said to the Other" "Who's Gonna Save Us?" "Tabloid Magazine" "I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got" "What's on Your Radio?" "Wake Up" "Long Live the Weekend" "Nothing Lasts Forever" "White Noise" "Moment in the Sun" "Raise the Alarm" "The Ending Is Just the Beginning Repeating" "Song for the Lonely"
Related articles	Discography

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