Blue Sky Mine
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Reception
"Blue Sky Mine" peaked at No. 7 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles chart, No. 8 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on both the Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. It charted the highest in New Zealand, where it reached No. 2 for two weeks in March 1990. The music video, directed by Claudia Castle, won the ARIA Award for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 1991.[4]
Double J named it in the top fifty Australian songs of the 1990s, saying, "It just so happens to also have a beat perfect for fist-pumping and a chorus crafted for hearty singalongs, which is why it appealed to the masses around the world. If even a small percentage of rock'n'roll fans took something from their message, the band's work was not in vain."[5] In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Blue Sky Mine" was ranked number 39.[6]
Track listings
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Charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 5 February 1990 | Template:Hlist | Template:Hlist | [12] |
| 19 February 1990 | 7-inch vinyl (gatefold sleeve) | [13] | ||
| Japan | 21 March 1990 | Mini-CD | Epic | [14] |
See also
- List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s
- List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1990s
References
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