Pleasure and Pain (song)

"Pleasure and Pain" is a 1985 song by Australian band Divinyls and is the third single from their third second studio album What a Life!. It became of their most successful songs and went to number 11 in Australia, number 8 in New Zealand and number 76 in the United States.

"Pleasure and Pain"
Single by Divinyls
from What a Life!"
B-side
  • "What a Life!"
  • "Heart Telegraph"
Released2 September 1985[1]
GenreRock, new wave
Length3:50
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Divinyls singles chronology
""In My Life"
(1984)
Pleasure and Pain ""Sleeping Beauty"
(1986)

Formats and track listing

Australian 7-inch single

  1. "Pleasure and Pain"
  2. "What a Life!"

Australian 12" single

  1. "Pleasure and Pain" (extended mix)
  2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental extended mix)
  3. "What a Life!"

US 7-inch single

  1. "Pleasure and Pain"
  2. "Heart Telegraph"

US 12" single

  1. "Pleasure and Pain" – 5:58
  2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental) – 6:25

References

  1. "Kent Music Report No 582 – 2 September 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via Imgur.com.