Don't Change

{{Infobox song

| name = Don't Change

| cover = Don't_Change_by_INXS_Single_Cover.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Artwork for Australian and US releases

| type = single

| artist = INXS

| album = Shabooh Shoobah

| B-side = Go West

| released = 27 October 1982

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = *Rock{{cite web|first= Ned | last= Raggett |url= https://www.allmusic.com/song/dont-change-mt0050743169 |title= Don't Change - Overview |publisher= AllMusic. All Media Network |access-date= 3 June 2021}}

pub rock{{cite web |last1=Gawne |first1=Holley |title=Check out 14 of the most iconic Aussie pub rock songs |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/iconic-aussie-pub-rock-songs/list/dont-change--inxs/ |website=Tone Deaf |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=en-AU |date=17 October 2021}}
disco-punk{{cite magazine|last= Sheffield|first= Rob|date= February 24, 2023|title=The 100 Best Songs of 1983, the Year Pop Went Crazy|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-1983-1234681014/|access-date=September 4, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|quote=But the Australian rockers changed minds with “Don’t Change,” an undeniable punk-disco anthem...}}
new wave{{AllMusic |class=album |id= mw0000588088

|title= INXS - Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) (2001) Review |last= Erlewine|first= Stephen Thomas|access-date= March 7, 2024}}

| length = 4:24

| label = WEA

| writer = INXS

| producer = Mark Opitz

| prev_title = The One Thing

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = To Look at You

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|sLm3Khusq_8|"Don't Change"}}}}

}}

"Don't Change" is a song by Australian rock band INXS.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pv9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,9691819&dq=inxs+don-t-change&hl=en|title=INXS back with high hopes of new hit|last=Dodshon|first=Mark|date=29 June 1983|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=19 May 2013}} It was released as a single from the album Shabooh Shoobah{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-i9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-pQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4163,3852235&dq=inxs+don-t-change&hl=en|title=INXS – a group in search of identity|date=13 January 1984|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|access-date=19 May 2013}} in October 1982. It has been described as the song that made the band internationally famous.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ft9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4686,3386309&dq=inxs+don-t-change&hl=en|title=Make a date with INXS on Feb 17|date=10 February 1994|work=New Straits Times|access-date=13 March 2014}}

Reception

Cash Box reviewed the "Don't Change" single saying "churning rhythms and swirling guitars provide a straight ahead forward thrust for singer Michael Hutchence's philosophical pronouncements."{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-06-25.pdf|date=June 25, 1983|access-date=20 July 2022|page=9}}

"Don't Change" peaked at number 14{{cite book | title = Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 | last = Kent | first = David | author-link = David Kent (historian) | publisher = Australian Chart Book Ltd | location = St Ives, NSW | year = 1993 | isbn = 0-646-11917-6 }} Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. on the Australian Singles Charts and reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/inxs-mn0000768321/awards |title=INXS – Awards |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=13 March 2014}} and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.

In February 2014, after the Channel 7 screening of INXS: Never Tear Us Apart mini-series, "Don't Change" charted again in Australia via download sales. It peaked at #92 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection.[https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/sounds-australia-2017/ Sounds of Australia 2017 | NFSA]. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Don't Change" was ranked number 28.{{cite news|website=Musicfeeds|title=Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'|url= http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/songs-made-triple-ms-ozzest-100/|access-date=4 January 2020|date=27 January 2018}}

In a retrospective review, Allmusic described the song as "one of the best rock songs of the 1980s".

Music video

The music video, directed by Scott Hicks,{{IMDb name|0382956|Scott Hicks}} was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway, in South Australia, but was cancelled due to bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar.

Hutchence knew Hicks, and had performed on two songs included on the soundtrack of an earlier feature film directed by him, Freedom. The two tracks, "Speed Kills" and "Forest Theme", were written by Don Walker (Cold Chisel). "Speed Kills" was Hutchence's first solo single and was released by WEA in early 1982.{{cite book| last = St John| first = Ed| title = Burn : The life and times of Michael Hutchence and INXS| year = 1998| publisher = Bantam Books| location = Sydney, NSW| isbn = 0-7338-0182-X }}

Uses in media and other versions

"Don't Change" plays during the credits of the movie Adventureland and is featured on its soundtrack.{{cite news | url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110525-adventureland/| title=DVD Release - Adventureland | work=PopMatters | date=September 2, 2009 | access-date=January 30, 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101031103648/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110525-adventureland/| archive-date= 31 October 2010 | url-status= live}}

The song has been covered by Brandon Flowers, The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, AFI, Bruce Springsteen, Lazlo Bane{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lazlobane6|title= Lazlo Bane's Guilty Pleasures the 80's Volume 1|publisher=cdbaby.com|access-date=10 January 2017}} and Limp Bizkit.{{Cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/limp-bizkit-have-released-an-inxs-cover-on-their-new-album/|title=Limp Bizkit have released an INXS cover on their new album|website=Tonedeaf.thebrag.com|date=1 November 2021|access-date=19 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://junkee.com/limp-bizkit-dont-change-inxs/313784|title=Limp Bizkit Have Taken On The Saddest, Most Sensual INXS Hit|date=3 November 2021|website=Junkee.com|access-date=19 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-limp-bizkit-still-sucks|title=Album review: Limp Bizkit : Still Sucks|website=Kerrang!|access-date=19 November 2021}}

Track listing

7" single Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline =

| title1 = Don't Change

| writer1 = M. Hutchence, A. Farriss, T. Farris, J. Farris, K. Pengilly, G. Beers{{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="Don't Change" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Dont%20Change | access-date = 13 March 2014 }}

| length1 = 4:24

| title2 = Go West

| writer2 = J. Bushelman, A. Farriss, K. Pengilly{{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="Go West" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Go%20West | access-date = 13 March 2014 }}

| length2 = 3:10

}}