"Kiss the Dirt" is a song by the Australian  alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band INXS

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INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...

. It was written by Andrew Farriss

Andrew Farriss

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 and Michael Hutchence

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 and included as the third track on the 1985 album Listen Like Thieves.

It was released as the album's forth single on August 1986 and reached #15 on the Australian singles chart, becoming the band's eighth Top 20 hit in their country. It was, however, the band's seventh single that failed to chart in the United States, but it did manage to reach #24 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks

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On 2002, "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)" was included on the soundtrack

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 of the popular and controversial Rockstar

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 computer and video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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The music video shows Michael Hutchence and the band performing in the desert. In the bridge, the band is shown performing while fire and gloom cover the area, before the skies clear up at the end.

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	15
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	54
U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks	24