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Kick
Studio album by INXS
Released	19 October 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	39:17
Language	English
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
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INXS chronology
Listen Like Thieves (1985) Kick (1987) X (1990)
Singles from Kick
"Need You Tonight"/"Mediate" Released: September 23, 1987 "Devil Inside" Released: February 13, 1988 "New Sensation"/"Guns in the Sky" Released: March 31, 1988 "Never Tear Us Apart" Released: August 8, 1988 "Mystify"/"Kick" Released: March 1989

Kick is an album by the Australian rock band INXS, released in 1987 by Atlantic Records in the United States and Phonogram Records in the United Kingdom. It is their best-selling album to date and according to Story to Story: The Official Autobiography has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. alone (as of 2005). Kick spawned four top 10 singles, including "Need You Tonight"/"Mediate", "Devil Inside", "New Sensation", and "Never Tear Us Apart". At the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards, the band took home five Moonmen for the "Need You Tonight"/"Mediate" video.

The album was produced by Chris Thomas and recorded by David Nicholas in Sydney, Australia and in Paris. The album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Air Studios in London.

The album has been reissued on numerous occasions. Rhino Entertainment released a remastered reissue four previously unreleased bonus tracks in 2002. Mercury/Universal reissued the album in 2004 as part of their Deluxe Edition series of albums. The two-disc collection was bolstered by a disc of remixes, B-sides and outtakes.

Track listing

All songs were written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss except "The Loved One" by Gerry Humphries, Rob Lovett, and Ian Clyne.

1. "Guns in the Sky" – 2:21
2. "New Sensation" – 3:39
3. "Devil Inside" – 5:14
4. "Need You Tonight" – 3:01
5. "Mediate" – 2:36
6. "The Loved One" – 3:37
7. "Wild Life" – 3:10
8. "Never Tear Us Apart" – 3:05
9. "Mystify" – 3:17
10. "Kick" – 3:14
11. "Calling All Nations" – 3:02
12. "Tiny Daggers" – 3:29

2002 Reissue bonus tracks

13. "Move On" (Guitar Version) – 3:48
14. "Jesus Was a Man" – 6:10
15. "Mystify" (Chicago Demo) – 4:11
16. "The Trap" (Demo) – 2:32

Deluxe Edition disc two

1. "Move On" – 4:48
2. "I'm Coming (Home)" – 4:51
3. "On the Rocks" – 3:08
4. "Mystify" (Chicago Demo) – 4:08
5. "Jesus Was a Man" (Demo/Outtakes) – 6:08
6. "The Trap" (Demo) – 2:31
7. "New Sensation" (Nick's 12" Mix) – 6:32
8. "Guns in the Sky" (Kick Ass Remix) – 6:03
9. "Need You Tonight" (Mendelson Extended Mix) – 7:15
10. "Mediate" (Live from America) – 3:53
11. "Never Tear Us Apart" (Live from America) – 3:37
12. "Kick" (Live from America) – 3:48