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Wikipedia article




"'Sleeping Beauty'" is a song by Australian rock band Divinyls. It was released in December 1985 from their second studio album 'What a Life!'. The song proved to be a minor success in Australia when it peaked at number fifty.

Background



"Sleeping Beauty" was written by Mark McEntee and lead singer Christina Amphlett. The song was produced by Mike Chapman, who also went on to produce the final recording stages of 'What a Life!' and Divinyls next album 'Temperamental'.

Earlier in 1985, Divinyls had garnered great success with the single "Pleasure and Pain", which went to the top twenty in Australia and also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Sleeping Beauty" did not meet with the same success as its predecessor, however it did just make the top fifty in Australia, peaking at number fifty.

Track listing



;Australian 7" Single

# "Sleeping Beauty" - 3:38

# "Motion" - 3:36

;Australian & German 12" Single

# "Sleeping Beauty" (Extended Mix) - 5:01

# "Motion" - 3:36

# "Sleeping Beauty" (Instrumental) - 3:36

Charts



References



Category:1985 singles

Category:Divinyls songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman

Category:Songs written by Chrissy Amphlett

Category:Songs written by Mark McEntee

Category:1985 songs

Category:Chrysalis Records singles

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