All Torn Down
title: "All Torn Down" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1998-singles", "songs-about-cities", "the-living-end-songs", "1998-songs", "modular-recordings-singles", "songs-written-by-chris-cheney", "songs-written-by-travis-demsey", "emi-records-singles", "songs-about-australia"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Torn_Down" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | All Torn Down |
| cover | Alltorndown.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | The Living End |
| album | The Living End |
| released | December 1998 |
| recorded | 1998 |
| genre | Punk rock, punkabilly |
| length | |
| label | Modular, EMI |
| writer | Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey |
| producer | Lindsay Gravina |
| prev_title | Save the Day |
| prev_year | 1998 |
| next_title | West End Riot |
| next_year | 1999 |
| :: |
| name = All Torn Down | cover = Alltorndown.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Living End | album = The Living End | released = December 1998 | recorded = 1998 | studio = | venue = | genre = Punk rock, punkabilly | length = | label = Modular, EMI | writer = Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey | producer = Lindsay Gravina | prev_title = Save the Day | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = West End Riot | next_year = 1999 "All Torn Down" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in December 1998, as the third single from their self-titled album. It spent 18 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12.
The song has a fast tempo of 133 beats per minute.
Background
The song title and lyrics refer to the rapid development of Melbourne in the late 1990s, with major projects such as CityLink and Melbourne Docklands in progress and being constructed with little regard to whether it was development on parks or historic sites. The cover art depicts a redscale Melway map of the Melbourne CBD and Southbank area..
Track listing
| title1 = All Torn Down | note1 = | writer1 = Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey | length1 = 4:07 | title2 = Witch Doctor | note2 = | writer2 = Chris Cheney, Scott Owen | length2 = 2:44 | title3 = Tainted Love | note3 = | writer3 = Ed Cobb | length3 = 3:43 | title4 = Second Solution | note4 = live video | writer4 = Chris Cheney, Scott Owen | length4 = 3:26 | title5 = The Living End | note5 = live video | writer5 = Chris Cheney | length5 = 2:59
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1998) | Peak Position | |---|---| | Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 12 | | Triple J Hottest 100 | 41 | ::
Year-end charts
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| Country | Chart | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA Singles | 91 |
| :: |
Certifications
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| Territory | Provider | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA | Gold{{Cite web |
| :: |
Release history
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | December 1998 | Modular Recordings | CD | MODCS002 |
| EMI | 7243 8 86458 0 5 | |||
| :: |
Personnel
;Band members
- Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
- Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals
- Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals
;Recording process
- Producer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor")
- Engineer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor")
- Assistant engineer – Matt Voight ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor")
- Mastering – Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering
- Mixing – Jerry Finn ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor")
- Assistant mixer – Mark and Tony ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor")
- Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler
- Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor"); Q Recordings ("Tainted Love")
- Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles
;Art works
- Cover art – Craig Preston
References
References
- (October 1998). "Archived Australasian Releases". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
- Hung, Steffen. "The Living End – ''All Torn Down'' (Song)". Hung Medien.
- Valentish, Jenny. (12 October 2012). "The Living End Interview". Time Out Melbourne.
- "'All Torn Down' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
- "'Witch Doctor' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
- "'Tainted Love' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
- "'Second Solution' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
- "'The Living End' at APRA search engine". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
- "Hottest 100 – 1999". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". [[Australian Recording Industry Association]].
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