Mean to Me (Crowded House song)

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“Mean to Me”
“Mean to Me” cover
Single by Crowded House
from the album Crowded House
B-side
  • "Hole In the River"
Released June 1986
Format 7" vinyl
Recorded 1985
Genre Rock
Length 3:17
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Neil Finn
Producer Mitchell Froom
Crowded House singles chronology
"Mean to Me"
(1986)
"World Where You Live"
(1986)

"Mean to Me" is a 1986 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the first single the band ever released.[1] The single was only released as a 7" Vinyl single. It was released two weeks prior to the group's debut album Crowded House and appears on the album.

The song was often performed as the opening song for concerts, most notably was the first song performed at the group's final performance in 1996's Farewell to the World concert. It mentions in passing the town of Te Awamutu.

The song later appeared on Crowded House's greatest hits compilation Recurring Dream.

[edit] Track listing

Track 1 by Neil Finn. Track 2 by Finn and Eddie Rayner.

  1. "Mean to Me" - 3:17
  2. "Hole In the River" - 4:02

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bailey, Marck; Comprehensive discography of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 5 July 2007.