Holy Grail (Hunters & Collectors song)
"Holy Grail" is a 1993 song by Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors and is the fifth single from their seventh studio album Cut. It went to number 20 in Australia and number 25 in New Zealand and was released in the United Kingdom in 1994. It has become a very popular sports anthem since its release and is the theme song to the Queensland cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.
| "Holy Grail" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hunters & Collectors | ||||
| from Cut" | ||||
| Released | March 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–92 Festival Studios, Sydney | |||
| Genre | Pub rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Seymour, Jeremy Smith, Doug Falconer, John Archer, Barry Palmer, Michael Waters, Robert Miles, John Howard | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Gehman, Rick Will | |||
| Hunters & Collectors singles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Mark Seymour, Jeremy Smith, Doug Falconer, John Archer, Barry Palmer, Michael Waters, Robert Miles, John Howard[1][2].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holy Grail" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "True Tears of Joy" (live & acoustic) | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Where Do You Go?" (live & acoustic) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "When the River Runs Dry" (live & acoustic) | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Holy Grail" (live & acoustic) | 3:21 |
Total length: |
17:57 | |
All songs written and composed by Mark Seymour, Jeremy Smith, Doug Falconer, John Archer, Barry Palmer, Michael Waters, Robert Miles, John Howard[1].
| UK single (18 April 1994) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Holy Grail" | 3:52 | |||||||
| 2. | "Head Above Water" | 4:24 | |||||||
| 3. | "True Tears of Joy" | 4:35 | |||||||
| 4. | "Grindstone" | 3:47 | |||||||
Total length: |
16:38 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Holy Grail' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 9 April 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Holy Grail; or at 'Performer:' Hunters & Collectors
- ↑ "ACE Title Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2014. Note: User may have to enter details e.g. at 'Titles' enter Holy Grail; or at 'Performers' enter Hunters & Collectors
