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This article is about the Divinyls song. For other songs, see Sleeping Beauty (disambiguation) § Songs. 1985 single by Divinyls
"Sleeping Beauty"
Single by Divinyls
from the album What a Life!
B-side"Motion"
ReleasedDecember 1985
GenrePop rock
Length3:38
LabelChrysalis Records
Songwriter(s)Christina Amphlett, Mark McEntee
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Divinyls singles chronology
"Pleasure and Pain"
(1985) 		"Sleeping Beauty"
(1985) 		"Heart Telegraph"
(1986)

"Sleeping Beauty" is a song by Australian rock band Divinyls. 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 and lead singer Christina Amphlett. 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
  1. "Sleeping Beauty" - 3:38
  2. "Motion" - 3:36
Australian & German 12" Single
  1. "Sleeping Beauty" (Extended Mix) - 5:01
  2. "Motion" - 3:36
  3. "Sleeping Beauty" (Instrumental) - 3:36

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 50

References

  1. "Divinyls - Sleeping Beauty". Discogs.
  2. "Divinyls Discography".
  3. "Divinyls – Sleeping Beauty (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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