Artist Name

Midnight Oil

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Members
5 Male

Popularity

60

Followers
851,432

Origin
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Sydney, Australia

Genre
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Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Gritty

Born

1975

Active
1975 to Present...

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Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Youtube views	Loves
Beds Are Burning	1,448,396	177,233,665 views	4 users
Blue Sky Mine	208,160	2,190,542 views	4 users
Dreamworld	112,116	544,682 views	4 users
The Dead Heart	191,878		4 users

Music Video Links

White Skin Black Heart	Pictures	The Dead Heart (live a...
Read About It	U.S. Forces	Power and the Passion
Beds Are Burning	Put Down That Weapon	Dreamworld

Artist Biography
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Midnight Oil (also known informally as "The Oils" to fans), were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie. While vocalist Peter Garrett was studying at Australian National University in Canberra, he answered an advertisement for a spot in Farm, and by 1975 the band was touring the east coast. By late 1976, Garrett moved to Sydney to complete his law degree, and Farm changed its name to Midnight Oil by drawing the name out of a hat.