Message to My Girl
{{Short description|1984 song by Split Enz}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Message to My Girl
| cover = Message to My Girl.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Split Enz
| album = Conflicting Emotions
| B-side = Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)
| released = January 1984
| recorded = 1983
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 4:01
| label = Mushroom Records
| writer = Neil Finn
| producer =
| prev_title = Strait Old Line
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = I Wake Up Every Night
| next_year = 1984
}}
"Message to My Girl" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album Conflicting Emotions.
In 2001, the song was voted by members of APRA as the 36th best New Zealand song of the 20th century.{{cite web|last=Sergent|first=Bruce|title=APRA Top 100|url=http://www.sergent.com.au/music/apratop100.html|work=Article|accessdate=24 September 2012}}
During the 2006 Split Enz tour, Neil Finn dedicated the song to his wife Sharon.
Track listing
- "Message to My Girl" – 4:01
- "Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)" – 3:35
Personnel
- Neil Finn – vocals, piano, guitar
- Noel Crombie – vocals, percussion
- Nigel Griggs – vocals, bass
- Eddie Rayner – keyboards
- Ricky Fataar – drums
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1984)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=288}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 |
| scope="row"{{single chart|Dutch40|13|artist=Split Enz|song=Message to My Girl|accessdate=15 November 2020|refname="ND"}} |
| scope="row"{{single chart|New Zealand|28|artist=Split Enz|song=Message to My Girl|accessdate=15 November 2020|refname="RMNZ"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Chart (1984)
!Peak |
|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/MyookoA.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984|publisher=Kent Music Report|via=Imgur.com|access-date=8 January 2022}}
| style="text-align:center;"|91 |
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ENZSO version
{{Infobox song
| name = Message to My Girl
| cover = EnzsoMTMG.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = ENZSO
| album = ENZSO
| released = 1995
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = Sony/Epic
| writer = Neil Finn
| producer = Dave Woodcock
Eddie Rayner
| prev_title = Poor Boy
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = —
| next_year =
}}
When Split Enz member Eddie Rayner collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for the project ENZSO in 1995, they made a song cover and Finn once again provided the lead vocals. The re-recording was converted into more of a ballad version than the original.
=Track listing=
=Charts=
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| align="left"|Chart (1996)
!align="left"|Peak |
|---|
| align="left"|Australia (ARIA Charts){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/juKyah0.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 18 Aug 1996|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|accessdate=19 April 2020}} N.B. The HP column indicates the highest position reached.
| style="text-align:center;"|56 |
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs/061127-2.html Chords]
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Category:Songs written by Neil Finn