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I Hope I Never
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Wikipedia article
"'I Hope I Never'" is a 1980 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in May 1980 as the second single from their fifth studio album 'True Colours'.
Track listings
Australian release
;Side A#"I Hope I Never" - 3:56 (Tim Finn)
;Side B
#"Hypnotised" (Tim Finn)
#"Carried Away" (Neil Finn)
International release
Released in the US and in the Netherlands with the same track listing, but different artwork.#"I Hope I Never" - 3:56 (Tim Finn)
#"The Choral Sea" - 4:38 (Eddie Rayner)
Personnel
* Tim Finn vocals, piano
* Noel Crombie vocals, percussion
* Eddie Rayner vocals, keyboards
* Malcolm Green vocals, drums
* Nigel Griggs vocals, bass
Charts
Cover Versions
* Colleen Hewett from her album, 'Colleen' (1983)
* ENZSO (1995), a collaboration between Split Enz's Eddie Rayner and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The cover featured New Zealand singer Annie Crummer on vocals, changing only the lyrics to refer to herself as an "optimistic woman" rather than a man.
* Australia's Tina Arena recorded the song in 2008 with the London Studio Orchestra for her album 'Songs of Love & Loss 2', and similarly changed the lyrics to reflect her gender.
* Lisa Miller covered the song on the 2011 tribute album 'They Will Have Their Way'.
Notes
External resources
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH8YDL1HGrE Live on "Friday's" October 17, 1980]
Category:APRA Award winners
Category:Split Enz songs
Category:1980 singles
Category:1983 singles
Category:Songs written by Tim Finn
Category:1980 songs
Category:Colleen Hewett songs
Category:Mushroom Records singles
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