"Just Keep Walking" is a song recorded by Australian rock band

INXS INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...

. Deluxe Records released the song in October 1980 as the only single from their debut studio album ''

''. The song reached the 38th place on the Top 40 list and became their first Australian Top 40 hit, earning the band international fame.

Background

The only single from the eponymous album released the same year, it is the song that helped the band launch its international career. By that time, INXS had already had three years of experience and already released the debut single " Simple Simon". "Just Keep Walking" is also the subject of the group's first music video, shot like a live performance in a minimalist setting: white background and INXS logo on the black floor. The song has a remixed version in 2001 under the title "

I'm So Crazy "I'm So Crazy" is a song by Italian electronic duo Par-T-One and Australian rock group INXS. It is a remixed version of the INXS song " Just Keep Walking" released in 1980. Background The music video depicts people doing the pogo move, and Micha ...

" by the Italian group

Par-T-One Par-T-One is an Italian electronic music group led by Sergio Casu, aka Sergione, and Andrea Pareo. They have also been sought after as re-mixers and house music DJs. According to the press, Sergio was in the Italian army before he became a DJ. T ...

. The B-side is the song "Scratch", which was not released on album until its inclusion in the 2002 compilation album ''

Stay Young 1979–1982 ''Stay Young 1979–1982'' or ''Stay Young 1979–1982: The Complete 'Deluxe Years'' is a two disc compilation by Australian rock group INXS's earlier works, when they were signed to the Deluxe label. It features their first two studio albums ...

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Track listing

Personnel

Garry Gary Beers Garry William Beers (born 22 June 1957), known as Garry Gary Beers, is an Australian musician and was the bass guitarist for the new wave rock group INXS. Career Garry William Beers was born to Lola (died 2011) and William Beers. William Bee ...

– bass *

Jon Farriss Jonathan James Farriss (born 10 August 1961) is an Australian drummer and founding member of rock band INXS. Biography Jon Farriss was born to Dennis and Jill Farriss, and is the second youngest of four children: brothers and fellow band mem ...

– drums, vocals *

Tim Farriss Timothy William Farriss (born 16 August 1957) is an Australian musician, founding member and the lead guitarist of the rock band :INXS. Early life and the formation of INXS Farriss was born in Perth, Western Australia, to Dennis and Jill F ...

– guitar *

Kirk Pengilly Kirk Pengilly ( ; born 4 July 1958) is an Australian musician and member of the Australian rock group INXS. Kirk plays saxophone, guitar and also performs as a backing vocalist. Early career Pengilly moved to Sydney in 1966, and became best fri ...

– guitar, vocals *

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. Care ...

– keyboards *

Duncan McGuire Duncan Hazlett McGuire (ca. 194310 July 1989), was an Australian musician, songwriter, recording engineer and producer. McGuire was a founding member of the jazz fusion band, Ayers Rock from 1973 until he left in 1976. As a bass guitarist he ...

– producer *

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 ...

– vocals

References

External links

* {{INXS 1980 songs 1980 singles INXS songs Songs written by Andrew Farriss Songs written by Michael Hutchence