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Dark Age (song)

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"Dark Age"
Single by The Hippos
from the album Hippocracy
B-side"Rodent Operative"
Released30 May 1988[1]
RecordedDecember 1987/January 1988
StudioRhinoceros Studios
GenreRock, power pop[2]
Length4:23
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Les Karski
Producer(s)Les Karski & Guy Gray
The Hippos singles chronology
"Breaking Up Somebody's Home"
(1988)
"Dark Age"
(1988)
"Time and Motion"
(1989)

"Dark Age" is a song by Australian blues group, The Hippos. The song was released on 30 May 1988 as the second and final single from the group's debut studio album, Hippocracy. "Dark Age" peaked at 45 in Australia.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989, the song was nominated for three awards; Breakthrough Artist – Single, Producer of the Year (Les Karski & Guy Gray) and Engineer of the Year (Guy Gray).[3]

Track listing

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7" Single (7-258002)
  1. "Dark Age"
  2. "Rodent Operative"

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 45

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Music Report No 722 – 30 May 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The Hippo's – Dark Age (1988, Vinyl)".
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year: 3rd Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ "The Hippos – Dark Age". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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