Put Down That Weapon

"Put Down That Weapon" is a song by Australian rock bands Midnight Oil. The song was released in December 1987 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Diesel and Dust.

"Put Down That Weapon"
Single by Midnight Oil
from the album Diesel and Dust
Released	7 December 1987[1]
Length	4:38[2]
Songwriter(s)	James Moginie Robert Hirst Peter Garrett
Producer(s)	Warne Livesy, Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil singles chronology
"Beds Are Burning" (1987) "Put Down That Weapon" (1987) "Dreamworld" (1988)

Track listing

Australian release

1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:38
2. "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe)[3] -

European release

1. "Put Down That Weapon" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford) - 4:38
2. "Dreamworld" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 3:36
3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett, Rotsey, Gifford)[3] - 4:54

Charts

Chart (1987/88)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report[4]	32
France (SNEP)[5]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	9

References

1. "Australian Music Report No. 698 – 7 December 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Imgur.com.
2. Back of album cover: Diesel and Dust
3. "Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) search engine". APRA. Retrieved 17 November 2010. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. PUT THE WEAPON DOWN
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
5. "Lescharts.com – Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
6. "Charts.nz – Midnight Oil – Put Down That Weapon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics