Berserk Warriors
1981 single by Mental As Anything
"Berserk Warriors" | ||||
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7-inch single New Zealand cover | ||||
Single by Mental As Anything | ||||
from the album Cats & Dogs | ||||
B-side | "L'Amour No More" | |||
Released | December 1981 [1] | |||
Recorded | Albert Studios | |||
Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Regular Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Peter O'Doherty | |||
Producer(s) | Bruce Brown Russell Dunlop | |||
Mental As Anything singles chronology | ||||
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Berserk Warriors is a song by Australian band Mental As Anything, released in December 1981, through Regular Records.[2] The song was written by band member Peter O'Doherty. It is a thinly-veiled reference to the marital travails of the members of ABBA. It was released as the third and final single from the band's third album Cats & Dogs. The Song first charted on December 14, 1981, and it peaked at no. 30 on the Kent Music Report and it stayed in the charts for 16 weeks.[3] The song Berserk Warriors was used in the 2010 movie Animal Kingdom.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Berserk Warriors" | Peter O'Doherty | 3:49 |
2. | "L'Amour No More" | Reg Mombassa | 2:20 |
Personnel
- Martin Plaza — lead vocals, guitar
- Greedy Smith — lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Reg Mombassa — guitar, vocals
- Peter O'Doherty — bass, guitar, vocals
- Wayne de Lisle – drums
Charts
Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
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Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] | 30 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] | 50 |
References
- ^ "45cat - Mental As Anything - Berserk Warriors / L'amour No More - Regular - Australia - K-8594". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "australian-charts.com - Mental As Anything - Beserk Warriors". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Berserk Warriors". Australian Music Database. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Animal Kingdom (2010) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "charts.org.nz - Mental As Anything - Beserk Warriors". charts.nz. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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- Martin Plaza
- Jacob Cook
- Martin Cilia
- Craig Gordon
- Peter Gray
- Steve Coburn
- Wayne de Lisle
- Reg Mombassa
- Greedy Smith
- Peter O'Doherty
- David Barraclough
- Murray Cook
- Mike Caen
- Robbie Souter
- Zoltan Budai
- James Gillard
- Get Wet (1979)
- Espresso Bongo (1980)
- Cats & Dogs (1981)
- Creatures of Leisure (1983)
- Fundamental (1985)
- Mouth to Mouth (1987)
- Cyclone Raymond (1989)
- Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986)
- Best of (1999)
- Essential As Anything – 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
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- "Possible Theme for a Future TV Drama Series"
- "Come Around"
- "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"
- "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?"
- "Too Many Times"
- "Berserk Warriors"
- "Close Again"
- "Working for the Man"
- "Apocalypso (Wiping the Smile Off Santa's Face)"
- "You're So Strong"
- "Live It Up"
- "Date with Destiny"
- "Big Wheel"
- "Let's Go to Paradise"
- "He's Just No Good for You"
- "Don't Tell Me Now"
- "Rock and Roll Music
- "Whole Wide World"
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