Save the Day (The Living End song)

"Save the Day"
Single by The Living End
from the album The Living End
B-side	"Lone Ranger" "Mr Businessman"
Released	21 September 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Punk rock, punkabilly
Length	2:55
Label	Modular, EMI
Songwriter(s)	Chris Cheney, Travis Demsey[1]
Producer(s)	Lindsay Gravina
The Living End singles chronology
"Second Solution/Prisoner of Society" (1997) "Save the Day" (1998) "All Torn Down" (1998)

"Save the Day" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End, released in September 1998.^[2] It is the first official single taken from the band's self-titled album, following the release of the Second Solution / Prisoner of Society EP the previous year. The song spent 17 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at No. 22,^[3] and reached No. 10 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 1998.^[4] The single was later certified gold,^[5] selling in excess of 35,000 copies.

The single was also released on 7" vinyl, however it was a limited release with only 500 copies issued.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Save the Day"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[1]	2:55
2.	"Lone Ranger"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[6]	2:50
3.	"Mr Business Man"	Chris Chenney, Scott Owen, Travis Demsey[7]	3:19

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3]	22
Triple J Hottest 100[4]	10

Certifications

Territory	Provider	Certification
Australia	ARIA	Gold[5]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	September 1998	Modular Recordings	CD	MODCS001
			7" vinyl single	MODVL001

Personnel

The Living End

• Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar
• Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals
• Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals

Recording process

• Producer – Lindsay Gravina
• Engineer – Lindsay Gravina
  • Assistant engineer – Matt Voight
• Mastering – Gavin Lurssen
• Mixing – Jerry Finn
• Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler
• Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
  • Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles

Art works

• Cover art – Craig Preston
• Photography - Melanie Nissen

References

1. "'Save the Day' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
2. "Archived Australasian Releases". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
3. Hung, Steffen. "The Living End – Save the Day (Song)". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
4. "Hottest 100 – 1999". Triple J. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
5. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
6. "'Lone Ranger' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
7. "'Mr Business Man' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 12 June 2013.