The Unguarded Moment (song)
| "The Unguarded Moment" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Church | ||||
| from the album Of Skins and Heart | ||||
| Released | March 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 4:12 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Kilbey, Mikela Uniacke[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Gilbey, Bob Clearmountain | |||
| The Church singles chronology | ||||
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"The Unguarded Moment" is a song by Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in March 1981.[2] It was the second single from their 1981 debut album, Of Skins and Heart.[3] It was written by Steve Kilbey, the group's frontman, singer and bass guitarist; and Mikela Uniacke (aka Michelle Parker),[1] who were married at the time.
The song reached No. 22 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart,[4][5] and was the band's first radio hit.[6] It peaked at No. 19 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[7] The single and the album were released on EMI Records then newly revived Parlophone label.[8]
Garry Raffaele of The Canberra Times described the track in June 1981, which "starts out with a bow towards the Beatles, then into a tightly constructed, powerfully written and pulsingly [sic] performed piece. And written so well... phrases like 'men with horses for hearts', 'friends with cameras for eyes'."[9] In August 2002 it was reviewed by Rolling Stone's David Fricke as "The Church's 1981 jangling gem".[10]
Kilbey later said, "The song just doesn't appeal to me. It doesn't give me any pleasure at all. Maybe it was exciting for people who thought the country was going to be bogged down with The Human League and Buggles for the decade."[11]
Track listing
| The Unguarded Moment (Australian release) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Unguarded Moment" | Steve Kilbey, Mikela Uniacke (aka Michelle Parker) | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Busdriver" | Steve Kilbey | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 8:21 | ||
| The Unguarded Moment (European release) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Unguarded Moment" | Steve Kilbey, Mikela Uniacke (aka Michelle Parker) | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Chrome Injury" | Steve Kilbey | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 8:16 | ||
References
- 1 2 "'Unguarded Moment' at ASCAP: ACE Title Search". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Retrieved 27 May 2015. Note: User may have to search again and provide details at 'Titles' e.g Unguarded Moment; or at 'Performers' Church
- ↑ Molitorisz, Sacha (20 November 2003). "This Church still have their believers". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "The Church". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ↑ Marx, Jack (19 November 2004). "Begone, Satan". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Kinsler, Robert (1 April 2010). "The Church starts tour with San Juan concert". The Orange County Register. Freedom Communications. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Discography The Church". New Zealand Charts Portal. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "About The Church". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Raffaele, Garry (22 June 1981). "Powerful, Pulsing Performance". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. p. 12. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ David Fricke (10 August 2002). "Live Review: David Fricke on The Church in New York". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Tracee Hutchison (1992). Your Name's On The Door. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. p. 23. ISBN 0-7333-0115-0.