Read About It

{{Infobox song

| name = Read About It

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Midnight Oil

| album = 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

| B-side = Outside World

| released = {{Start date|1983}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}}

| label = Columbia

| writer = Robert Hirst, James Moginie, Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Peter Gifford

| producer = Midnight Oil, Nick Launay

| prev_title = Power and the Passion

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = When the Generals Talk

| next_year = 1984

}}

"Read About It" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released as the third and final single from their 1982 studio album, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. It was a favourite with the band and with fans, appearing at least once on every tour since its release, as well as being played at the WaveAid concert in 2005. Only a handful of songs ("Power and the Passion", "Beds Are Burning", "The Dead Heart", and "Say Your Prayers") are known to have been performed so often by the band. (Despite this, "Read About It" failed to make the singles charts in Australia or any other country.)

At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards, the group were nominated for Best Group Performance in a Video for their work in this work.{{Cite web | url = http://users.ncable.net.au/~ronjeff/top40/oz_king.htm | title = Australian Music Awards | publisher = Ron Jeff | accessdate = 16 December 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|title=Final episode of Countdown|website=1970scountdown|accessdate=23 October 2020}}