Whaling (song)

1984 single by DD Smash

"Whaling"

Single by DD Smash
from the album  The Optimist
B-side| "I Met a Loser"
Released| 28 September 1984 (New Zealand)
Recorded| 1983
Genre| Rock
Length| 3:06
Label| Mushroom
Songwriter(s)| Dave Dobbyn
DD Smash singles chronology
| "Actor"
(1983)  | "Whaling"
(1984)  | "Magic (What She Do)"
(1984)

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Dave Dobbyn singles chronology
| ""Actor" (as DD Smash)"
(1983)  | ""Whaling" (as DD Smash)"
(1984)  | ""Magic (What She Do)" (as DD Smash)"
(1984)

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Music video
"Whaling" at NZ On Screen

Whaling is a single by New Zealand band DD Smash. It was released in 1984 as the second single from The Optimist. The single charted at No. 8 in New Zealand[1] and number 70 in Australia.[2]

It was voted the 12th-best New Zealand song of the 20th century by members of APRA in 2001.

## References

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1. ^ "Whaling". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 84\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

## External links

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* Whaling video (NZ On Screen)
* Musical analysis of 'Whaling' on AudioCulture

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DD Smash

* Dave Dobbyn
* Peter Warren
* Lisle Kinney
* Rob Guy
* Andrew Clouston

Studio albums|

* Cool Bananas
* The Optimist

Live albums|

* Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes

Singles|

* "Repetition"
* "Devil You Know"
* "Outlook For Thursday"
* "Whaling"
* "Magic (What She Do)"

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* Th' Dudes

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