Down on the Border

{{Infobox song

| name = Down on the Border

| cover =

| caption =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Little River Band

| album = Greatest Hits

| B-side = "No More Tears"

| released = July 1982

| recorded = 1982

| studio =

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| genre = Rock

| length = 2:40

| label = Capitol Records

| writer = Graeham Goble

| producer = Little River Band and Ern Rose

| prev_title = Take It Easy on Me

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = St Louis

| next_year = 1982

}}

"Down on the Border" is a song by Australian soft rock band Little River Band, written by Graham Goble. It was released in July 1982 as the first single from the band's 1982 Greatest Hits album. The song also introduced the band's new lead vocalist, John Farnham, who replaced Glenn Shorrock.{{cite web |title=www.lrb.net - John Farnham |url=http://www.lrb.net/farnham/ |accessdate=29 April 2018 |website=www.lrb.net}}

"Down on the Border" peaked at number 7 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=179 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}

As this was Little River Band's first release with Farnham as lead singer, they performed the song on several popular television programs, including The Paul Hogan Show,{{Citation |title=Little River Band (LRB) - Down On The Border - Paul Hogan Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Trj2T5x3J8 |access-date=2023-04-22 |language=en}} Hey Hey It's Saturday{{Citation |title=Little River Band with John Farnham - Down on the Border |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSug3Eer36g |access-date=2023-04-22 |language=en}} and Countdown.{{Citation |title=Little River Band - Down On The Border - Countdown - 1982 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1PCmXIolOQ |access-date=2023-04-22 |language=en}} The band also released an official music video which dramatized lyrics from the song.{{Citation |title=Little River Band with John Farnham - Down On The Border |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB7FyAFePiA |access-date=2023-04-22 |language=en}}

Farnham continued to feature the song in his set list after leaving Little River Band to re-establish his solo career.{{Citation |title=John Farnham - Down On The Border (Live - 1987) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmwBjA_xWP4 |access-date=2023-04-22 |language=en}}