Taste It


"Taste It" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released in November 1992 by Eastwest Records as the fourth single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Singles Chart and also charted in New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralphi Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.

Reception

Q said, "The simple fact is that after a sustained period of rock in excess, INXS have found soul. "Taste It" grooves on a marvellously ambient and woolly drum sound."

Track listings

Australian CD single
  1. "Taste It"
  2. "Taste It"
  3. "Not Enough Time"UK 7-inch and cassette single
  4. "Taste It"
  5. "Light the Planet"UK CD1
  6. "Taste It"
  7. "Taste It"
  8. "Not Enough Time"
  9. "Light the Planet"UK CD2
  10. "Taste It"
  11. "Suicide Blonde"
  12. "Disappear"
  13. "Bitter Tears" German maxi-CD single
  14. "Taste It"
  15. "Taste It"
  16. "Light the Planet"
  17. "Suicide Blonde" US CD single
  18. "Taste It"
  19. "Questions" US cassette single
  20. "Taste It"
  21. "11th Revolution"Japanese mini-CD single
  22. "Taste It"
  23. "Taste It"

Chart performance

The song reached No. 21 in the United Kingdom and No. 36 in Australia. In the United States, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.