Taste It

For the song by Jake Bugg, see Taste It (Jake Bugg song).

"Taste It"
Single by INXS
from the album Welcome to Wherever You Are
Released	2 November 1992 (1992-11-02)
Length	3:26
Label	EastWest
Songwriters	Andrew Farriss Michael Hutchence
Producers	Mark Opitz INXS
INXS singles chronology
"Not Enough Time" (1992) "Taste It" (1992) "Beautiful Girl" (1993)

"Taste It" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released in November 1992 by Eastwest Records as the fourth single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992). The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Singles Chart and also charted in New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralphi Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.

Reception

Q said, "The simple fact is that after a sustained period of rock in excess, INXS have found soul. "Taste It" grooves on a marvellously ambient and woolly drum sound."^[1]

Track listings

Australian CD single "Taste It" (LP version) "Taste It" (Youth 12-inch mix) "Not Enough Time" UK 7-inch and cassette single "Taste It" (LP version) "Light the Planet" UK CD1 "Taste It" (LP version) "Taste It" (Youth 12-inch mix) "Not Enough Time" (Ralphi Rosario mix) "Light the Planet" UK CD2 "Taste It" (Youth acapella mix) "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk mix) "Disappear" (Morales mix) "Bitter Tears" (Lorimer 12-inch mix)

German maxi-CD single "Taste It" (LP version) "Taste It" (Youth 12-inch mix) "Light the Planet" "Suicide Blonde" (Oakenfold Milk mix) US CD single "Taste It" (LP version) "Questions" (no vocals) US cassette single "Taste It" (LP version) "11th Revolution" Japanese mini-CD single "Taste It" (LP version) "Taste It" (Youth 12-inch mix)

Chart performance

The song reached No. 21 in the United Kingdom and No. 36 in Australia.^[2][3] In the United States, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.^[4]

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	36
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5]	79
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	38
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	21
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[8]	61
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[9]	1
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	2 November 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Mercury	[10]
Japan	21 December 1992	Mini-CD	EastWest	[11]

References

1. David Sinclair. "INXS: Welcome To Wherever You Are". Rock's Backpages.(Subscription required.)
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. "INXS – Taste It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
4. "INXS Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 27.
6. "INXS – Taste It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
7. "INXS – Taste It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
8. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 14 November 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
9. "INXS Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
10. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 October 1992. p. 21.
11. "テイスト・イット | INXS" [Taste It | INXS] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 March 2024.