"Across the Night" was the fourth and final single released by rock band

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from their fourth album, ''

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''. It is the first track on ''Diorama'', and is a major departure from their previous, grungy sound which was featured on ''

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''. A video was created for the song in the style of early 1920s cinema, featuring acclaimed Australian actor

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. The Sean Gilligan and Sarah-Jane Woulahan directed music video was nominated for Best Video at the

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.ARIA Award previous winners.

Track listing

Australian CD single (ELEVENCD15) # "Across the Night" # "Tuna in the Brine" (demo) # "One Way Mule" (demo) # "Luv Your Life" (demo) # "Across the Night" (demo) ;Australian DVD single (ELEVENDVD15) # "Across the Night" (music video) # "After All These Years" (music video) # "The Greatest View" (live at the 2002 ARIA Awards) ;Australian 12" promo (limited to 900, now deleted) (ELEVENV15) # "Across the Night" # "Tuna in the Brine"

Charts

References

2003 singles Silverchair songs Songs written by Daniel Johns 2002 songs Eleven: A Music Company singles Virgin Records singles Song recordings produced by David Bottrill {{2000s-rock-single-stub pt:Across the Night