''Whaling'' is a single by New Zealand band
DD Smash
DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say ...
. It was released in 1984 as the second single from ''
The Optimist''. The single charted at No. 8 in New Zealand
and number 70 in Australia.
It was voted the
12th best New Zealand song of the 20th century by members of
APRA in 2001.
References
External links
Whaling video (NZ On Screen)
1984 singles
APRA Award winners
DD Smash songs
1984 songs
Mushroom Records singles
Songs written by Dave Dobbyn
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