"Falling Off the Edge of the World" is a 1967 song and single by Australian rock group The Easybeats, which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda.

Background and releases

The song was recorded in New York, during the group's first U.S. tour The single was released as a single in the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands in September 1967. In other countries, it was a B-side. Various versions of the song have been released. In the U.K. a faster version that was arranged by composer Bill Shepherd was released as the B-side to the "Hello, How Are You" single. It has been often reported that musician

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was a fan of the song and played the single frequently on the

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jukebox. He was quoted as saying it was "one of the most beautiful records ever made".

Track listing

U.S. - United Artists UA 50206 released: 5 September 1967 #"Falling Off the Edge of the World (Seeing You With Him)" ( Harry Vanda,

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) – 2:35 #"Remember Sam" ( Harry Vanda,

) – 2:28

Charts

References

1967 singles The Easybeats songs Number-one singles in Australia Parlophone singles Songs written by George Young (rock musician) 1967 songs Songs written by Harry Vanda {{1960s-rock-song-stub