Fall of Rome (song)

"Fall of Rome"
CD single cover
Single by James Reyne
from the album James Reyne
A-side	"Fall of Rome"
B-side	"The Traveller”
Released	July 1987
Format	Vinyl/CD Single/Cassette
Genre	Pop/Rock
Label	Capitol Records
Writer(s)	James Reyne
Producer(s)	Davitt Sigerson
James Reyne singles chronology
"R.O.C.K." (with Lin Buckfield) (1985) "Fall of Rome" (1987) "Hammerhead" (1987)

"Fall of Rome" is the first single from Australian rock musician James Reyne’s debut self titled solo studio album in (1987).

Background and promotion

Reyne was the lead singer of Australian rock bank Australian Crawl who played their final show is at the Perth Entertainment Centre on 1 February 1986. Following this, Reyne began work on his solo career. Reyne performed “Fall of Rome” on the final episode of iconic TV series "Countdown" on 19 July 1987. ^[1]

Track listings

CD Single/ 7”

1. "Fall Of Rome" (Edit) - 3:44
2. "The Traveller" - 4:18

Promo Single

1. "Fall Of Rome" (Single Edit) - 3:44
2. "Fall Of Rome" (LP Version) - 4:59
3. Highlights from The LP, Cassette & Compact Disc, James Reyne - 4:58

Vinyl / Maxi

• A1 "Fall Of Rome" (Rock Mix by Mike Ging) - 5:52
• A2 "The Traveller" - 4:18
• B1 "Fall Of Rome" (Edited Version) - 3:42
• B2 "Fall Of Rome" (Instrumental) - 5:25

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart	5[2]
1987	New Zealand Singles Chart	33 [3]

External Link

• "James Reyne –“Fall of Rome"". discogs.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

References

1. "James Reyne – Timeline". jamesreyne.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
2. David Kent's Australian Chart Book: based on the Kent Music Report
3. "JAMES REYNE - FALL OF ROME (SONG)". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2016.