"I Get Up" was a song by Australian

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band

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, released as a non-album single on 10 November 2003. The song was written by

Andrew Farriss Andrew Charles Farriss (born 27 March 1959) is an Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist, and main composer for rock band INXS. Farriss released his debut studio album in 2021. Caree ...

and

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. It was the first new material from INXS since their former frontman,

Michael Hutchence Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records worldwide and was inducted into th ...

, committed suicide on 22 November 1997. The lead singer on "I Get Up" is former

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frontman Jon Stevens. It is the only studio recorded material by INXS with Stevens singing. Stevens resigned from INXS by the end of 2003 because of "differing views" about the bands' future.

Track listing

Australian CD single # "I Get Up" – 3:30 # "I Get Up" (

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radio edit) – 3:30 # "I Get Up" (Rogue Traders full version) – 6:40

Charts

References

2003 singles 2003 songs INXS songs Mercury Records singles Songs written by Andrew Farriss Songs written by Jon Stevens {{2000s-rock-song-stub