This article is about the band. For the album, see INXS (album). For the TV miniseries, see INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.
"In Excess" redirects here. For the racehorse, see In Excess (horse).
INXS
INXS performing in July 2012
Background information
Also known as
The Farriss Brothers
Origin
Sydney, Australia
Genres
New wave
pub rock
dance-rock[1]
funk rock[2]
alternative rock[3]
Discography
INXS discography
Years active
1977–2012
Labels
Atlantic
Epic
101 Distribution
Mercury
DeLuxe
WEA
Eastwest
Polydor
Atco
Petrol Electric
Truism
Spinoffs
Max Q
Past members
Garry Gary Beers
Andrew Farriss
Jon Farriss
Tim Farriss
Michael Hutchence
Kirk Pengilly
Jon Stevens
J.D. Fortune
Ciaran Gribbin
Website
inxs.com
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney.[4][5] The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly.[6] For 20 years, INXS was fronted by Hutchence, whose magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band.[4][6] Initially known for their new wave/pop style, the band later developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements.[4]
In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with "Original Sin". The band achieved international success in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s with the hit albums Listen Like Thieves, Kick, and X, and the singles "What You Need", "Need You Tonight" (the band's only US number-one single), "Devil Inside", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Suicide Blonde" and "New Sensation".[7][8][9][10]
After Hutchence's death on 22 November 1997, INXS made appearances with several guest singers, and toured and recorded with Jon Stevens as lead singer, beginning in 2000.[5] In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series that culminated in the selection of Canadian J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer.[11] Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran Gribbin replaced Fortune as lead singer in 2011. During a concert on 11 November 2012, INXS stated that the performance would be their last, although they did not announce the band's permanent retirement.
INXS has won six Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards, including three for "Best Group" in 1987, 1989 and 1992;[12] the band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001.[13][14] INXS has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest selling music acts of all time.[15][16]
^Huey, Steve. "Need You Tonight – INXS | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^Britt, Bruce (19 March 1988). "AUSTRALIAN FUNK-ROCKERS INXS GET A KICK OUT OF TAKING RISKS". The Morning Call. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^Abjorensen, Norman (2017). Historical Dictionary of Popular Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5381-0215-2.
^ abcMcFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'INXS'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
^ abNimmervoll, Ed. "INXS". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ abHolmgren, Magnus; Shaw, Julian; Meyer, Peer. "INXS". Australian Rock Database. Passagen (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
^"INXS discography". Australian Charts Portal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
^"INXS > Charts & Awards > Billboard singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
^"Artist Chart History – INXS – Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
^Deriso, Nick (20 September 2015). "That Time INXS Hired a New Singer on a Reality TV Show". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"ARIA Awards 2008: History: Winners by Artist". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
^"Winners by Award: Hall of Fame". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
^"2001 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
^"Legendary Australian Rock Band INXS Name Grammy Winning Music Producer, Composer and Arranger Giles Martin as Executive Music Director for Future Projects". Universal Music. 5 June 2018.
^"INXS celebrate 40 years, 50 million records with VIP masquerade ball". Mediaweek. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
Stevens as lead singer, beginning in 2000. In 2005, members of INXS participated in Rock Star: INXS, a reality television series that culminated in the selection...
You Are was released by INXS in August 1992. It received good critical reviews and went to No. 1 in the UK. Hutchence and INXS faced reduced commercial...
Australian rock band INXS, released as the first single from their 1987 album, Kick, as well as the fourth song on the album. It is the only INXS single to reach...
2014, he appeared in two major television roles: playing INXS singer Michael Hutchence in INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, and as the pirate John Silver in the...
INX, a Honda car model introduced for the Japanese domestic market in 1989 INXS This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title INX...
Recording INXS's Elegantly Wasted – INITIAL XS". Sound on Sound (April 1997). Retrieved 7 February 2016 INXS; Bozza, Anthony (2005). INXS: Story to Story:...
2019. "Nederlandse Top 40 – INXS" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. "INXS – Never Tear Us Apart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. "INXS – Never Tear Us Apart". Top...
was founded by Indrani Mukerjea in 2007 through two companies, INX Media Pvt Ltd and INX News Pvt Ltd. In March 2009, chairman & Chief Strategy Officer...
Mukerjea, a retired Indian television executive. In 2007, she co-founded INX Media with her ex-husband, where she took on the role of CEO. In 2009, she...
new singer for INXS, he was invited to tour as opening act. In 2006, Marty Casey and the Lovehammers opened on the first leg of the INXS Switched On Tour...
Definitive INXS is a compilation of Australian rock band INXS released in 2002. It has almost the same track listing as The Best of INXS. The compilation...
The Best of INXS is a greatest hits album by Australian rock band INXS, released on 4 June 2002 by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment. It featured...