"Sleeping Beauty" is a song by Australian rock band

Divinyls Divinyls () were an Australian rock band that were formed in Sydney in 1980. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school unifo ...

. It was released in December 1985 as the fourth single from their second studio album '' What a Life!''. The song proved to be a minor success in Australia when it peaked at number fifty.

Background

"Sleeping Beauty" was written by

Mark McEntee Mark McEntee ( ; born 16 July 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Australian rock band, Divinyls. Early life McEntee was born in Perth, Western Australia, and went to Christ Church Grammar S ...

and lead singer

Christina Amphlett Christine Joy Amphlett (; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013) was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive hum ...

. The song was produced by Mike Chapman, who also went on to produce the final recording stages of ''What a Life!'' and Divinyls next album '' Temperamental''.

Track listing

;Australian 7" Single # "Sleeping Beauty" - 3:38 # "Motion" - 3:36 ;Australian & German 12" Single # "Sleeping Beauty" (Extended Mix) - 5:01 # "Motion" - 3:36 # "Sleeping Beauty" (Instrumental) - 3:36

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1985 singles Divinyls songs Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman Songs written by Chrissy Amphlett Songs written by Mark McEntee 1985 songs Chrysalis Records singles