Juice (Headless Chickens song)

"Juice" is a song by New Zealand rock band Headless Chickens, released as a single in 1992. The track was originally titled "Dreamchild", having been written and performed by Fiona McDonald for Strawpeople. When McDonald later joined the Headless Chickens, the song was reworked and renamed "Juice". It was released as a double A-side with "Choppers" and peaked at number seven on the New Zealand Singles Chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. In Australia, the track was voted in at number 44 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993.[1] In 1994, a 12-inch vinyl disc was issued in the United Kingdom featuring two remixes by Ollie J.

"Juice"
Single by Headless Chickens
from the album Body Blow (re-issue)
A-side"Choppers"
B-side"Play It Again, Kiri"
Released1992
RecordedSeptember 1992
StudioPlatinum (Melbourne, Australia)
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Koppelman
Headless Chickens singles chronology
"Cruise Control"
(1991)
"Juice"
(1992)
"Mr. Moon"
(1993)

Track listings edit

Australasian CD and cassette single[2][3]

  1. "Juice"
  2. "Choppers"
  3. "Choppers" (Heli-Bator mix)
  4. "Play It Again, Kiri"

UK 12-inch single[4]

A. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch mix)
B. "Juice" (Ollie J 12-inch dub original mix)

Credits and personnel edit

Credits are lifted from the Body Blow album booklet.[5]

Studios

  • Recorded at mixed in September 1992 at Platinum Studios (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Mastered at Precision Mastering (Los Angeles)

Personnel

  • Fiona McDonald – writing, vocals, keyboards
  • Mark Tierney – writing
  • Paul Casserly – writing
  • Chris Matthews – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programs
  • Bevan Sweeney – drums, programs
  • Michael Lawry – keyboards, programs
  • Anthony Nevison – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programs
  • Grant Fell – bass, keyboards
  • Rex Visible – keyboards, programs
  • Angus McNaughton – programs
  • Russell "Jimmy" McGregor – strings
  • Cate Gray – strings
  • Graeme McKean – strings
  • Tanya Hardy-Smith – strings
  • Michael Koppelman – production, engineering
  • Phil "Feel" Jones – assistant engineering

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hottest 100 History 1993". Triple J. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ Juice (Australasian CD single liner notes). Headless Chickens. Flying Nun Records, Mushroom Records. 1992. FNCD255, D 11331.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Juice (Australasian cassette single sleeve). Headless Chickens. Flying Nun Records, Mushroom Records. 1992. FNMC 255, C 11331.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Juice (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Headless Chickens. Mushroom Records. 1994. T14651.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Body Blow (Australian CD album booklet). Headless Chickens. Flying Nun Records, Festival Records. 1993. D30939.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Headless Chicken's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  7. ^ "Headless Chickens – Juice". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. ^ "End of Year Charts 1993". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 15 June 2019.